HB 551

relating to address information contained on reports of political
contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 254.036, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1)  In prescribing the format of a report filed with the
commission under Subsection (b), the commission shall ensure the
report includes a space to indicate whether the address of an
individual listed as having received a political expenditure is a
SECTION 2.  Section 254.0401, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
(e)  Before making a report filed under Section 254.036(b)
available on the Internet, the commission shall remove each
portion, other than city, state, and zip code, of:
(1)  the address of a person listed as having made a
political contribution to the person filing the report; and
(2)  the residence address of an individual listed as
having received a political expenditure if the individual's address
is indicated in the space described by Section 254.036(b-1) as
(e-1)  The address information the commission removes under
Subsection (e) [removed] must remain available on the report
maintained in the commission's office but may not be available
SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a report of political contributions and expenditures under Chapter
254, Election Code, that is required to be filed on or after January
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.