89R16100 MZM-D     By: Talarico H.B. No. 5313       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reporting of loan agreements made for campaign or   officeholder purposes by a person or political committee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 254.031(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, each   report filed under this chapter must include:                (1)  the amount of political contributions, other than   political contributions described by Subdivision (1-a), from each   person that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are accepted during   the reporting period by the person or committee required to file a   report under this chapter, the full name and address of the person   making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;                (1-a)  the amount of political contributions from each   person that are made electronically and that are accepted during   the reporting period by the person or committee required to file a   report under this chapter, the full name and address of the person   making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;                (2)  the amount of loans that are made during the   reporting period for campaign or officeholder purposes to the   person or committee required to file the report and that in the   aggregate exceed $50, the dates the loans are made, the interest   rate, the maturity date, the type of collateral for the loans, if   any, the full name and address of the person or financial   institution making the loans, the full name and address, principal   occupation, and name of the employer of each guarantor of the loans,   the amount of the loans guaranteed by each guarantor, and the   aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last   day of the reporting period;                (2-a)  a copy of the agreement for each loan described   by Subdivision (2);                (3)  the amount of political expenditures that in the   aggregate exceed $100 and that are made during the reporting   period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the   expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the   expenditures;                (4)  the amount of each payment made during the   reporting period from a political contribution if the payment is   not a political expenditure, the full name and address of the person   to whom the payment is made, and the date and purpose of the   payment;                (5)  the total amount or a specific listing of the   political contributions of $50 or less accepted and the total   amount or a specific listing of the political expenditures of $100   or less made during the reporting period;                (6)  the total amount of all political contributions   accepted and the total amount of all political expenditures made   during the reporting period;                (7)  the name of each candidate or officeholder who   benefits from a direct campaign expenditure made during the   reporting period by the person or committee required to file the   report, and the office sought or held, excluding a direct campaign   expenditure that is made by the principal political committee of a   political party on behalf of a slate of two or more nominees of that   party;                (8)  as of the last day of a reporting period for which   the person is required to file a report, the total amount of   political contributions accepted, including interest or other   income on those contributions, maintained in one or more accounts   in which political contributions are deposited as of the last day of   the reporting period;                (9)  any credit, interest, rebate, refund,   reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of   a political contribution or an asset purchased with a political   contribution that is received during the reporting period and the   amount of which exceeds $100;                (10)  any proceeds of the sale of an asset purchased   with a political contribution that is received during the reporting   period and the amount of which exceeds $100;                (11)  any investment purchased with a political   contribution that is received during the reporting period and the   amount of which exceeds $100;                (12)  any other gain from a political contribution that   is received during the reporting period and the amount of which   exceeds $100; and                (13)  the full name and address of each person from whom   an amount described by Subdivision (9), (10), (11), or (12) is   received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which   the amount is received.          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.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.