Source: https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/rules/proposed_Dec_2018.html
Timestamp: 2019-01-17 19:01:14
Document Index: 404635500

Matched Legal Cases: ['§16', '§16', '§24', '§20', '§18', '§24', '§611']

Proposed Rules: Dec 14, 2018
At its December 14, 2018, meeting, the Texas Ethics Commission voted to propose the following new rules: §§16.12, 18.31, 24.18 and 34.77. The text of the new and amended rules is located below.
§16.12. Facial Review of Total Amount of Political Contributions Maintained.
§24.18. Designation of Contribution for Administrative Purposes.
(a) In this section “expected total political contributions maintained” for a report subject to review is the total amount of political contributions maintained disclosed on the previous report and all monetary political contributions, loans, and credits, less all expenditures from political contributions disclosed on the report that is subject to review, excluding the purchase of investments that can be readily converted to cash.
(b) When there is a difference greater than the threshold set by §20.50(c) between the total amount of political contributions maintained disclosed in a report and the expected total political contributions maintained, the commission may request from the filer the bank statement showing the balance as of the last day of the reporting period for each account in which political contributions are maintained.
§18.31. Adjustments to Reporting Thresholdst.
§24.18. Designation of Contribution for Administrative Purposes..
(2) The negotiable instrument conveying the contribution contains language indicating that the entity is a corporation, including but not limited to “Inc.,” “Incorporated,” “Corp.,” or “Corporation;” or
(3) The general-purpose committee accepting the contribution reports the contribution as monetary contribution or monetary support from a corporation or labor organization on the committee’s campaign finance report.
Chapter 34. REGULATION OF LOBBYISTS.
The registration of any person who has also filed an active registration statement under the Foreign Agen­ts Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. §611 et seq.), must include the registration number assigned to the registration statement by the United States Attorney General until the registration statement is terminated.