89R9262 CJD-F     By: Darby H.B. No. 5111       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of campaign treasurer appointments and   related matters and the content of and posting of information   contained in a campaign treasurer appointment; providing a civil   penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 252, Election Code, is amended by adding   Section 252.0015 to read as follows:          Sec. 252.0015.  CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ELIGIBILITY.   (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is eligible for   appointment as a campaign treasurer if the person is:                (1)  18 years of age or older; and                (2)  a legal resident of this state.          (b)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a campaign   treasurer if:                (1)  the person is currently the campaign treasurer for   a candidate or political committee;                (2)  the person has been convicted of an offense under   Chapter 276;                (3)  the commission has made a determination during the   five-year period preceding the date of the person's appointment   that the person committed a Category One violation or a Category Two   violation, as those terms are defined by Section 571.1211,   Government Code;                (4)  the person is required to register as a lobbyist   under Chapter 305, Government Code;                (5)  the person is an employee of or contracted by a   political committee; or                (6)  the person is a candidate and the appointment is   for a political committee.          (c)  For purposes of this title, a candidate or political   committee that appoints a person as a campaign treasurer who is   ineligible for appointment under Subsection (b) at the time of   appointment is considered to not have a campaign treasurer   appointment in effect.          (d)  If the commission receives notice that a candidate's or   political committee's campaign treasurer was ineligible under   Subsection (b) at the time of the appointment or became ineligible   under that subsection after the appointment, the commission shall   conduct an investigation to determine whether the campaign   treasurer is ineligible for appointment. If the commission   determines that a campaign treasurer is ineligible for appointment,   the commission shall provide notice of that determination to the   campaign treasurer and the candidate or political committee as soon   as practicable after making the determination.          (e)  A candidate or political committee shall appoint a new   campaign treasurer as provided by this chapter not later than the   14th business day after the date:                (1)  the candidate or political committee becomes aware   that the candidate's or political committee's campaign treasurer   became ineligible under Subsection (b) after the appointment; or                (2)  the candidate or political committee receives   notice under Subsection (d) that the candidate's or political   committee's campaign treasurer is ineligible.          (f)  A candidate or political committee that violates this   section is liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed   three times the amount of political contributions the candidate or   political committee accepted during the period the candidate or   political committee was in violation of this section.          (g)  Subsections (b)(2), (3), (4), and (5) do not apply to a   person who is a candidate and who appoints the person as the   person's own campaign treasurer under Section 252.004.          SECTION 2.  Section 252.002, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 252.002.  CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  A campaign   treasurer appointment must be in writing and include:                (1)  the campaign treasurer's name;                (1-a)  the campaign treasurer's date of birth;                (2)  the campaign treasurer's residence [or business   street] address;                (3)  the campaign treasurer's telephone number and   e-mail address;                (3-a)  the campaign treasurer's driver's license   number, state identification card number, or social security   number; [and]                (4)  the name of the person making the appointment; and                (5)  an affidavit signed by the person making the   appointment that the campaign treasurer is not ineligible for   appointment under Section 252.0015.          (b)  A candidate or political committee that files its   campaign treasurer appointment with the commission must notify the   commission in writing of any change in the campaign treasurer's   residence address not later than the 10th business day after the   date on which the change occurs.          SECTION 3.  Section 252.0031(b), Election Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The name of a specific-purpose committee for supporting   or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section   252.005(1) must include the name of the candidate that the   committee supports or opposes.          SECTION 4.  Section 252.015(c), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  Sections 252.0015, 252.011, 252.012, 252.013, and   252.014 apply to the appointment and removal of an assistant   campaign treasurer.          SECTION 5.  Section 254.0401, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (e-2) to read as follows:          (e-2)  Before making a report filed under this chapter   available on the Internet, the commission or authority with whom   the report is filed must remove the following information:                (1)  the campaign treasurer's date of birth, other than   year;                (2)  the campaign treasurer's residence address, other   than city, state, and zip code; and                (3)  the campaign treasurer's driver's license number,   state identification card number, or social security number.          SECTION 6.  Section 252.0011, Election Code, is repealed.          SECTION 7.  (a) As soon as practicable after the effective   date of this Act but not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas   Ethics Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the   changes in law made by this Act.          (b)  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 252,   Election Code, apply only to a campaign treasurer appointment made   on or after January 1, 2026. A campaign treasurer appointment made   before January 1, 2026, is governed by the law in effect on the date   the appointment was made, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.