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| 1 | 1 | By: Plesa H.B. No. 4343 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to a restriction on political expenditures made during and | |
| 9 | 9 | following a regular legislative session; creating a criminal | |
| 10 | 10 | offense. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 253, Election Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 253.0342 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 253.0342. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES DURING AND | |
| 15 | 15 | FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION. (a) This section applies | |
| 16 | 16 | only to: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) a candidate; | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) an officeholder; | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) a specific-purpose committee for supporting or | |
| 20 | 20 | opposing a candidate; | |
| 21 | 21 | (4) a group of persons organized for the principal | |
| 22 | 22 | purpose of accepting political contributions or making political | |
| 23 | 23 | expenditures; and | |
| 24 | 24 | (5) a committee, club, association, or other group of | |
| 25 | 25 | persons that accepts political contributions or makes political | |
| 26 | 26 | expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election in this | |
| 27 | 27 | state. | |
| 28 | 28 | (b) During the period described by Section 253.034(a), a | |
| 29 | 29 | person to whom this section applies may not make expenditures that | |
| 30 | 30 | either support or oppose a statewide officeholder or a member of the | |
| 31 | 31 | legislature. | |
| 32 | 32 | (c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this | |
| 33 | 33 | section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 34 | 34 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |