HB 4312
AN ACT relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution by a person who is not a United States citizen. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows: Sec. 253.008. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONCITIZENS PROHIBITED. A person who is not a United States citizen may not knowingly make a campaign contribution to a candidate or political SECTION 2. Section 253.008, Election Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a campaign contribution made on or after the effective date of this Act. A campaign contribution made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contribution was made, and the former law is continued in SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Aliens and related subject areas.
Haley Cornyn
Gavin L. Massingill
Shera Eichler
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Hadley
Clayton Pope
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution
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