By: Talarico H.B. No. 5367
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.008. LIMITATION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. A
person may not knowingly make or authorize the making of a campaign
contribution to a candidate for statewide office or the
legislature, or to a specific-purpose committee supporting the
candidate or opposing the candidate's opponent, in an amount that
exceeds $999,999 for the election in which the candidate is
involved.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a campaign contribution made on or after the effective date of this
Act. A campaign contribution made before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect when the contribution was made
and is not aggregated with campaign contributions made on or after
that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.