Texas Government Code Title 3, Chapter 302 - Speaker Of The House Of Representatives

SUBCHAPTER A ELECTION OF SPEAKER

SUBCHAPTER B CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER: CAMPAIGN FINANCE

• Texas Section 302.001 - Election
  When the house of representatives first convenes in regular session and a quorum is present and has been qualified, the house shall elect a speaker...
• Texas Section 302.011 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Speaker candidate" means a member of or candidate for the house of representatives who has announced his candidacy for or who...
• Texas Section 302.012 - Records
  (a) Each speaker candidate shall keep records of all information required to be filed under this subchapter. (b) The records must be kept separate from...
• Texas Section 302.0121 - Declaration Of Speaker Candidacy
  (a) Each speaker candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Ethics Commission as provided by this section. (b) A declaration of speaker...
• Texas Section 302.013 - Filing Of Statement Of Contributions, Loans, And Expenditures
  (a) Each speaker candidate shall file a sworn statement with the Texas Ethics Commission listing the information required by Section 302.014. (b) Each speaker candidate...
• Texas Section 302.014 - Contents Of Statement
  Each statement must list the following information for the period since the last filing date: (1) each contribution of money the speaker candidate or the...
• Texas Section 302.015 - Requisites Of Filing
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a statement is considered to be filed in compliance with this subchapter if the postmark shows that it...
• Texas Section 302.016 - Public Records
  (a) Each statement filed under this subchapter is public information and shall be preserved for two years after the election for which it was filed....
• Texas Section 302.017 - Contributions And Loans From Organizations
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a corporation, partnership, association, firm, union, foundation, committee, club, or other organization or group of persons may not...
• Texas Section 302.018 - Contributions From Executive Or Judicial Officers Or Employees
  An elected officer or employee of the executive or judicial branch of state government may not contribute personal services, money, or goods of value to...
• Texas Section 302.019 - Individual Contributions; Campaign Expenditures
  (a) Except as provided by Section 302.017 or 302.018, an individual other than the speaker candidate may contribute personal services and traveling expenses to aid...
• Texas Section 302.0191 - Contributions And Expenditures From Political Contributions
  A person, including a speaker candidate, may not make a contribution to a speaker candidate's campaign or an expenditure to aid or defeat a speaker...
• Texas Section 302.020 - Permitted Expenditures
  A speaker candidate may expend campaign funds for: (1) travel for the speaker candidate and the speaker candidate's immediate family and campaign staff; (2) the...
• Texas Section 302.0201 - Disposition Of Unexpended Funds; Report
  (a) A former speaker candidate may: (1) use unexpended campaign funds to retire debt incurred in connection with the speaker candidacy; or (2) remit unexpended...
• Texas Section 302.021 - Offenses And Penalties
  (a) A speaker candidate or former speaker candidate commits an offense if the person: (1) knowingly fails to file the declaration of candidacy required by...

SUBCHAPTER C LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY

• Texas Section 302.022 - Prosecution By Indictment
  Each prosecution under this subchapter must be brought by indictment rather than by complaint and information. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 302.031 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "economic benefit" means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage, including a campaign contribution. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec....
• Texas Section 302.032 - Legislative Bribery: Promises Or Threats
  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to influence a member of or candidate for the house of representatives in casting a vote...
• Texas Section 302.033 - Legislative Bribery: Accepting Benefits
  A member of or candidate for the house of representatives commits an offense if, on the representation or understanding that the member or candidate will...
• Texas Section 302.034 - Penalty
  An offense under this subchapter is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than five years. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 302.035 - Permitted Communications, Discussions, And Advocacy
  This subchapter does not prohibit: (1) a person from contacting or communicating with a member of or candidate for the house of representatives about a...

Last modified: September 28, 2016