HB 3313
AN ACT relating to font and type size requirements for certain political
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Requires political advertising to use a font and type size that is easily readable, applying to printed or distributed political materials. The new requirement aims to improve transparency and clarity for voters by ensuring political ads are more legible. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, and apply to political advertisements published or distributed from that date forward.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to font and type size requirements for certain political BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 255.001, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) The disclosure required by Subsection (a) for political advertising other than broadcast political advertising must be in a font that is easily readable and type size that is no SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to political advertising that is published or distributed on or after the effective date of this Act. The publication or distribution of political advertising before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertising was published or distributed, and the former law is continued in effect SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Ethics and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to font and type size requirements for certain political
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