By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4877
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of political contributions to settle a civil
action.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.035, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) The prohibition prescribed by Subsection (a) includes
the personal use of political contributions accepted by a person as
a candidate or officeholder or by a specific-purpose committee for
the purpose of supporting the person as a candidate or assisting the
person as an officeholder to settle a civil action asserting a claim
against the officeholder.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to the use of a political contribution that occurs on or after the
effective date of this Act. The use of a political contribution
that occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the use occurred, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.