88R7893 MPF-D     By: Thimesch H.B. No. 3372       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reporting of political contributions and   expenditures made using a credit card.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 254.044 to read as follows:          Sec. 254.044.  REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND   EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD. A candidate or officeholder   who accepts a political contribution made using a credit card   shall:                (1)  report as a political contribution the full   amount, including any amount deducted from the political   contribution by the credit card issuer as a processing fee; and                (2)  report as a political expenditure any amount   deducted from the political contribution by the credit card issuer   as a processing fee.          SECTION 2.  Section 254.044, Election Code, as added by this   Act, applies only to a report of political contributions and   expenditures under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to   be filed on or after January 1, 2024.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.