By: Tepper H.B. No. 1804       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to monitoring and enforcement by the Texas Ethics   Commission of the requirement that certain reports filed with a   political subdivision are available on the Internet; providing an   administrative penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 254.04015 to read as follows:          Sec. 254.04015.  MONITORING AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN REPORTS   ON INTERNET; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission shall   develop procedures for monitoring the Internet websites of each   political subdivision that is required to make a report available   on the political subdivision's Internet website under Section   254.0401(b) to ensure the political subdivision is in substantial   compliance with that requirement.  If the commission determines   that a political subdivision is not in substantial compliance with   the requirement under Section 254.0401(b), the commission shall   provide to the political subdivision written notice of that   determination.          (b)  The commission may assess an administrative penalty in   an amount not to exceed $2,500 against a political subdivision that   is not in substantial compliance with the requirement described by   Subsection (a) before the 30th day after the date the political   subdivision receives the notice under that subsection. Each day a   political subdivision is not in substantial compliance with that   requirement after the 30th day after the date the political   subdivision receives the notice constitutes a separate violation   for purposes of imposing an administrative penalty under this   subsection.          (c)  The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section, including rules defining the meaning of   substantial compliance for purposes of this section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a report under Chapter 254, Election Code, that is required to be   filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A report under   that chapter that is required to be filed before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the report   is required to be filed, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas   Ethics Commission shall adopt rules as required by Section   254.04015, Election Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  Notwithstanding Section 254.04015, Election Code, as   added by this Act, a political subdivision is not subject to an   administrative penalty under that section before January 1, 2026.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.