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.

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

FULL TEXT:
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.