Sec. 305.029. EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS RESTRICTED. (a) In this section, "candidate," "political contribution," "political committee," "political expenditure," and "specific-purpose committee" have the meanings assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
(b) A registrant, or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification, may not knowingly make or authorize an expenditure required to be reported under this chapter from a political contribution that was accepted by:
(1) the registrant as a candidate or officeholder;
(2) a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting the registrant as a candidate or assisting the registrant as an officeholder; or
(3) a political committee that accepted a political contribution described by Subdivision (1) or (2) during the two-year period immediately before the date the expenditure was made or authorized by the registrant.
(c) This section does not prohibit a person from making a political contribution or political expenditure in support of the person's own candidacy.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 505), Sec. 1, eff. January 8, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2677), Sec. 2, eff. September 27, 2019.
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