By: Creighton S.B. No. 3013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to financial disclosures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.023(b)(14), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(14) identification of each blind trust that complies
with Subsection (c), including:
(A) [the category of the fair market value of the trust;
(B)] the date the trust was created;
(B)[(C)] the name and address of the trustee; and
(C)[(D)] a statement signed by the trustee, under penalty of
perjury, stating that:
(i) the trustee has not revealed any
information to the individual, except information that may be
disclosed under Subdivision (8); and
(ii) to the best of the trustee's knowledge,
the trust complies with this section;
SECTION 2. Section 572.031(b), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) If the commission determines that an individual has
failed to file the statement in compliance with this subchapter,
the commission shall send a written notice to the individual
[statement of the determination to the appropriate prosecuting
attorneys of the state].
SECTION 3. The Section 572.032(a-1), Government Code, as
amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 15
is amended to read as follows:
(a-1) Before permitting a member of the public to view a
financial statement filed under this subchapter or providing a copy
of the statement to a member of the public, the commission shall
remove from the statement, if applicable, the home address of a
state officer, a partisan or independent candidate for an office as
an elected officer, and a state party chair[:
(1) a judge or justice;
(2) a member of the governing board or executive head of the
Texas Civil Commitment Office].
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.