HB 4343
AN ACT relating to a restriction on political expenditures made during and
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
relating to a restriction on political expenditures made during and
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a restriction on political expenditures made during and following a regular legislative session; creating a criminal BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 253, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 253.0342 to read as follows: Sec. 253.0342. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION. (a) This section applies (3) a specific-purpose committee for supporting or (4) a group of persons organized for the principal purpose of accepting political contributions or making political (5) a committee, club, association, or other group of persons that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election in this (b) During the period described by Section 253.034(a), a person to whom this section applies may not make expenditures that either support or oppose a statewide officeholder or a member of the (c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. SECTION 2. 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 a restriction on political expenditures made during and
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