HBA-LCA H.B. 1893 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1893
By: Averitt
Elections
3/10/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a campaign contribution may be made until the 30th day
before a regular legislative session begins, which means that contributions
may be received after election results are final.   

H.B. 1893 prohibits the making of political contributions to statewide
officeholders or members of the legislature, or to a specific-purpose
committee that supports or opposes them, beginning the day after the
general election. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 253.034(a), Election Code, to prohibit a person
from making a political contribution to a statewide officer, a member of
the legislature, or a specific-purpose committee beginning the day after
the date of the general election, rather than the 30th day before the
regular legislative session convenes. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 253.0341(a), Election Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.