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TX Elec COde § 254.0311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.0311. Report by Legislative Caucus

Sec. 254.0311.  REPORT BY LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.  (a)  A legislative caucus shall file a report of contributions and expenditures as required by this section.(b)  A report filed under this section must include:(1)  the amount of contributions from each person, other than a caucus member, that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are accepted during the reporting period by the legislative caucus, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;(2)  the amount of loans that are made during the reporting period to the legislative caucus and that in the aggregate exceed $50, the dates the loans are made, the interest rate, the maturity date, the type of collateral for the loans, if any, the full name and address of the person or financial institution making the loans, the full name and address, principal occupation, and name of the employer of each guarantor of the loans, the amount of the loans guaranteed by each guarantor, and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period;(3)  the amount of expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are made during the reporting period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures;(4)  the total amount or a specific listing of contributions of $50 or less accepted from persons other than caucus members and the total amount or a specific listing of expenditures of $50 or less made during the reporting period;  and(5)  the total amount of all contributions accepted, including total contributions from caucus members, and the total amount of all expenditures made during the reporting period.(c)  If no reportable activity occurs during a reporting period, the legislative caucus shall indicate that fact in the report.(d)  A legislative caucus shall file with the commission two reports for each year.(e)  The first report shall be filed not later than July 15.  The report covers the period beginning January 1 or the day the legislative caucus is organized, as applicable, and continuing through June 30.(f)  The second report shall be filed not later than January 15.  The report covers the period beginning July 1 or the day the legislative caucus is organized, as applicable, and continuing through December 31.(g)  A legislative caucus shall maintain a record of all reportable activity under this section and shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record.(h)  In this section, "legislative caucus" has the meaning assigned by Section 253.0341.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 43, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Elec COde § 254.0312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.0312. Best Efforts

Sec. 254.0312.  BEST EFFORTS.  (a)  A person required to file a report under this chapter is considered to be in compliance with Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 only if the person or the person's campaign treasurer shows that the person has used best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report the information required by those sections.  A person is considered to have used best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report that information if the person or the person's campaign treasurer complies with this section.(b)  Each written solicitation for political contributions from an individual must include:(1)  a clear request for the individual's full name and address, the individual's principal occupation or job title, and the full name of the individual's employer;  and(2)  an accurate statement of state law regarding the collection and reporting of individual contributor information, such as:(A)  "State law requires (certain candidates, officeholders, or political committees, as applicable) to use best efforts to collect and report the full name and address, principal occupation or job title, and full name of employer of individuals whose contributions equal or exceed $500 in a reporting period.";  or(B)  "To comply with state law, (certain candidates, officeholders, or political committees, as applicable) must use best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report the full name and address, principal occupation or job title, and full name of employer of individuals whose contributions equal or exceed $500 in a reporting period.".(c)  For each political contribution received from an individual that, when aggregated with all other political contributions received from the individual during the reporting period, equals or exceeds $500 and for which the information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 is not provided, the person must make at least one oral or written request for the missing information.  A request under this subsection:(1)  must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the contribution is received;(2)  must include a clear and conspicuous statement that complies with Subsection (b);(3)  if made orally, must be documented in writing;  and(4)  may not be made in conjunction with a solicitation for an additional political contribution.(d)  A person must report any information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 that is not provided by the individual making the political contribution and that the person has in the person's records of political contributions or previous reports under this chapter.(e)  A person who receives information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 after the filing deadline for the report on which the contribution is reported must include the missing information on the next report the person is required to file under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 254.0313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.0313. Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member

Sec. 254.0313.  OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND FAMILY MEMBER.  (a)  In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.(b)  On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a judge's qualification for office or on receipt of a written request from a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or a family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, or a state judge, the commission shall remove or redact the residence address of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or the family member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, or a state judge from any report filed by the judge in the judge's capacity or made available on the Internet under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 489), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 254.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.032. Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense

Sec. 254.032.  NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL TRAVEL EXPENSE.  A political contribution consisting of personal travel expense incurred by an individual is not required to be reported under this chapter if the individual receives no reimbursement for the expense.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 254.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.033. Nonreportable Personal Service

Sec. 254.033.  NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL SERVICE.  A political contribution consisting of an individual's personal service is not required to be reported under this chapter if the individual receives no compensation for the service.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 254.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.034. Time of Accepting Contribution

Sec. 254.034.  TIME OF ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  A determination to accept or refuse a political contribution that is received by a candidate, officeholder, or political committee shall be made not later than the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received.(b)  If the determination to accept or refuse a political contribution is not made before the time required by Subsection (a), for purposes of this chapter, the contribution is considered to have been accepted on the last day of that reporting period.(c)  A political contribution that is received but not accepted shall be returned to the contributor not later than the 30th day after the deadline for filing a report for the reporting period during which the contribution is received.  A contribution not returned within that time is considered to be accepted.(d)  A candidate, officeholder, or political committee commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return a political contribution as required by Subsection (c).(e)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.16, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Elec COde § 254.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.035. Time of Making Expenditure

Sec. 254.035.  TIME OF MAKING EXPENDITURE.  (a)  For purposes of reporting under this chapter, a political expenditure is not considered to have been made until the amount is readily determinable by the person making the expenditure, except as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  If the character of an expenditure is such that under normal business practice the amount is not disclosed until receipt of a periodic bill, the expenditure is not considered made until the date the bill is received.(c)  The amount of a political expenditure made by credit card is readily determinable by the person making the expenditure on the date the person receives the credit card statement that includes the expenditure.(d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to a political expenditure made by credit card during the period covered by a report required to be filed under Section 254.064(b) or (c), 254.124(b) or (c), or 254.154(b) or (c).|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Elec COde § 254.0362 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.0362. Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports

Sec. 254.0362.  USE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR PREPARATION OF REPORTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who is required to file reports under this chapter may use a publicly accessible computer terminal that has Internet access and web browser software to prepare the reports.(b)  A public entity may prescribe reasonable restrictions on the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal for preparation of reports under this chapter, except that a public entity may not prohibit a person from using a computer terminal for preparation of reports during the public entity's regular business hours if the person requests to use the computer terminal less than 48 hours before a reporting deadline to which the person is subject.(c)  This section does not require a public entity to provide a person with consumable materials, including paper and computer diskettes, in conjunction with the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal.(d)  An officeholder may not use a computer issued to the officeholder for official use to prepare a report under this title.(e)  In this section:(1)  "Public entity" means a state agency, city, county, or independent school district.(2)  "Publicly accessible computer terminal" means a computer terminal that is normally available for use by members of the public and that is owned by a state agency, an independent school district, or a public library operated by a city or county.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1434, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Elec COde § 254.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.037. Filing Deadline

Sec. 254.037.  FILING DEADLINE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the deadline for filing a report required by this chapter is 5 p.m. on the last day permitted under this chapter for filing the report.(b)  The deadline for filing a report electronically with the commission as required by this chapter is midnight on the last day for filing the report.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Elec COde § 254.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.038. Special Report Near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees

Sec. 254.038.  SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES.  (a)  In addition to other reports required by this chapter, the following persons shall file additional reports during the period beginning the ninth day before election day and ending at 12 noon on the day before election day:(1)  a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) who accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 during that reporting period;  and(2)  a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate described by Subdivision (1) and that accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 during that reporting period.(b)  Each report required by this section must include the amount of the contributions specified by Subsection (a), the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions.(c)  A report under this section shall be filed electronically, by telephonic facsimile machine, or by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036.  The commission must receive a report under this section filed by telephonic facsimile machine or hand not later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted.  The commission must receive a report under this section filed electronically not later than midnight of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted.  A report under this section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the commission.  A report under this section that complies with Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the candidate or committee has submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with the election for which a report is required under this section.(d)  To the extent of a conflict between this section and Section 254.036, this section controls.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 994, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.14, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1428, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 1, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1761), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 254.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.039. Special Report Near Election by Certain General-Purpose Committees

Sec. 254.039.  SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES.  (a)  In addition to other reports required by this chapter, a general-purpose committee shall file additional reports during the period beginning the ninth day before election day and ending at 12 noon on the day before election day if the committee:(1)  accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $5,000 during that reporting period; or(2)  makes direct campaign expenditures supporting or opposing either a single candidate that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 or a group of candidates that in the aggregate exceed $15,000 during that reporting period.(a-1)  A report under this section shall be filed electronically, by telephonic facsimile machine, or by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036.  The commission must receive a report under this section not later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted or the expenditure is made.  A report under this section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the commission.  A report under this section that complies with Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the committee has submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with the election for which a report is required under this section.(a-2)  Each report required by Subsection (a)(1) must include the amount of the contributions specified by that subsection, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions.(b)  Each report required by Subsection (a)(2) must include the amount of the expenditures, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures.(c)  To the extent of a conflict between this section and Section 254.036, this section controls.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 994, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.15, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 3, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 4, eff. October 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1294 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1761), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 254.0391 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.0391. Report During Special Legislative Session

Sec. 254.0391.  REPORT DURING SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION.  (a)  A statewide officeholder, a member of the legislature, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a statewide officeholder or member of the legislature, or a candidate for statewide office or the legislature or a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing the candidate, that accepts a political contribution during the period beginning on the date the governor signs the proclamation calling a special legislative session and continuing through the date of final adjournment shall report the contribution to the commission not later than the 30th day after the date of final adjournment.(b)  A determination to accept or refuse the political contribution shall be made not later than the third day after the date the contribution is received.(c)  Each report required by this section must include the amount of the political contribution, the full name and address of the person making the contribution, and the date of the contribution.(d)  A report is not required under this section if a person covered by Subsection (a) is required to file another report under this chapter not later than the 10th day after the date a report required under this section would be due.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
TX Elec COde § 254.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.040. Preservation of Reports; Record of Inspection

Sec. 254.040.  PRESERVATION OF REPORTS;  RECORD OF INSPECTION.  (a)  Each report filed under this chapter shall be preserved by the authority with whom it is filed for at least two years after the date it is filed.(b)  Each time a person requests to inspect a report, the commission shall place in the file a statement of the person's name and address, whom the person represents, and the date of the request.  The commission shall retain that statement in the file for one year after the date the requested report is filed.  This subsection does not apply to a request to inspect a report by:(1)  a member or employee of the commission acting on official business;  or(2)  an individual acting on the individual's own behalf.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 254.04011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns|Chapter 254 - Political Reporting|Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally|Section 254.04011. Availability of Reports of School Trustees on Internet

Sec. 254.04011.  AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES ON INTERNET. (a)  This section applies only to a school district:(1)  located wholly or partly in a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and(2)  with a student enrollment of more than 15,000.(b)  A report filed under this chapter by a member of the board of trustees of a school district, a candidate for membership on the board of trustees of a school district, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a candidate or member of a board of trustees of a school district must be posted on the Internet website of the school district.(c)  A report to which Subsection (b) applies must be available to the public on the Internet website not later than the fifth business day after the date the report is filed with the school district.(d)  The access allowed by this section to reports is in addition to the public's access to the information through other electronic or print distribution of the information.(e)  Before making a report available on the Internet under this section, the school district may remove each portion, other than city, state, and zip code, of the address of a person listed as having made a political contribution to the person filing the report.  If the address information is removed as permitted by this subsection, the information must remain available on the report maintained in the school district's office.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (H.B. 336), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|