bill letting campaign treasurers list a mailing address

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89R1449 CJD-D

By: Johnson
H.B. No. 1616

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the inclusion of the mailing address of certain

campaign treasurers in appointments and reports filed with the

Texas Ethics Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 252.002(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A campaign treasurer appointment must be in writing and

include:

(1) the campaign treasurer's name;

(2) the campaign treasurer's residence , mailing, or

business street address;

(3) the campaign treasurer's telephone number; and

(4) the name of the person making the appointment.

SECTION 2. Section 254.061, Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 254.061. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition

to the contents required by Section 254.031, each report by a

candidate must include:

(1) the candidate's full name and address, the office

sought, and the identity and date of the election for which the

report is filed;

(2) the campaign treasurer's name, residence , mailing,

or business street address, and telephone number;

(3) for each political committee from which the

candidate received notice under Section 254.128 or 254.161:

(A) the committee's full name and address;

(B) an indication of whether the committee is a

general-purpose committee or a specific-purpose committee; and

(C) the full name and address of the committee's

campaign treasurer; and

(4) on a separate page or pages of the report, the

identification of any payment from political contributions made to

a business in which the candidate has a participating interest of

more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body of the

business, or serves as an officer of the business.

SECTION 3. Section 254.121, Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 254.121. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition

to the contents required by Section 254.031, each report by a

campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose committee must include:

(1) the committee's full name and address;

(2) the full name, residence , mailing, or business

street address, and telephone number of the committee's campaign

treasurer;

(3) the identity and date of the election for which the

report is filed, if applicable;

(4) the name of each candidate and each measure

supported or opposed by the committee, indicating for each whether

the committee supports or opposes;

(5) the name of each officeholder assisted by the

committee;

(6) the amount of each political expenditure in the

form of a political contribution that is made to a candidate,

officeholder, or another political committee and that is returned

to the committee during the reporting period, the name of the person

to whom the expenditure was originally made, and the date it is

returned;

(7) on a separate page or pages of the report, the

identification of any payment from political contributions made to

a business in which the candidate or officeholder has a

participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on

the governing body of the business, or serves as an officer of the

business; and

(8) on a separate page or pages of the report, the

identification of any contribution from a corporation or labor

organization made and accepted under Subchapter D, Chapter 253.

SECTION 4. Section 254.151, Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 254.151. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition

to the contents required by Section 254.031, each report by a

campaign treasurer of a general-purpose committee must include:

(1) the committee's full name and address;

(2) the full name, residence , mailing, or business

street address, and telephone number of the committee's campaign

treasurer;

(3) the identity and date of the election for which the

report is filed, if applicable;

(4) the name of each identified candidate or measure

or classification by party of candidates supported or opposed by

the committee, indicating whether the committee supports or opposes

each listed candidate, measure, or classification by party of

candidates;

(5) the name of each identified officeholder or

classification by party of officeholders assisted by the committee;

(6) the principal occupation of each person from whom

political contributions that in the aggregate exceed $50 are

accepted during the reporting period;

(7) the amount of each political expenditure in the

form of a political contribution made to a candidate, officeholder,

or another political committee that is returned to the committee

during the reporting period, the name of the person to whom the

expenditure was originally made, and the date it is returned;

(8) on a separate page or pages of the report, the

identification of any contribution from a corporation or labor

organization made and accepted under Subchapter D, Chapter 253; and

(9) on a separate page or pages of the report, the

identification of the name of the donor, the amount, and the date of

any expenditure made by a corporation or labor organization to:

(A) establish or administer the political

committee; or

(B) finance the solicitation of political

contributions to the committee under Section 253.100.

SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a campaign treasurer appointment required to be filed under Chapter

252, Election Code, or a report required to be filed under Chapter

254, Election Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. A

campaign treasurer appointment or report required to be filed

before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in

effect at the time the appointment or report was filed, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 6. 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.