Bill Text: TX HB1256 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the donation of office space owned by a legislator or a legislator's business for use as the legislator's district office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB1256 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1256-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 1256

AN ACT
relating to the donation of office space owned by a legislator or a
legislator's business for use as the legislator's district office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.057, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] member of
the legislature, an executive or judicial officer elected in a
statewide election, or a business entity in which the legislator or
officer has a substantial interest may not lease any office space or
other real property to the state, a state agency, the legislature or
a legislative agency, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of
Criminal Appeals, or a state judicial agency.
(d) A member of the legislature or a business entity in
which the legislator has a substantial interest may donate the use
of office space that the member or entity owns and that is located
in the member's district to the house of the legislature in which
the member serves to be used for the member's official business.
Office space donated under this subsection is not a contribution
for purposes of Title 15, Election Code. Acceptance of a donation
of office space under this subsection is not subject to Section
301.032.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1256 was passed by the House on May 8,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1256 was passed by the Senate on
May
17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor