Bill Text: TX HB781 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting political contributions and political expenditures made by certain persons with public funds; creating a criminal offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Referred to State Affairs [HB781 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB781-Introduced.html
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| By: Davis of Harris | H.B. No. 781 | |
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| relating to prohibiting political contributions and political | ||
| expenditures made by certain persons with public funds; creating a | ||
| criminal offense. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 253.006 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 253.006. UNLAWFUL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR | ||
| CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES. (a) An officer or employee of a | ||
| political subdivision may not spend or authorize the spending of | ||
| public funds to make a political contribution or a political | ||
| expenditure. | ||
| (b) An officer or employee of a political subdivision may | ||
| not directly or indirectly employ a person to use public funds to | ||
| make an unlawful political contribution or political expenditure. | ||
| (c) A person who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits an | ||
| offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 253.006, Election Code, as added by this | ||
| Act, applies only to a political contribution or a political | ||
| expenditure made on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
