An officeholder's semiannual report of contributions and expenditures
required by this subchapter must cover reportable activity during
the reporting period and must include the following information:
(1) the officeholder's full name;
(2) the officeholder's address;
(3) the office held by the officeholder;
(4) for each political committee from which the officeholder
received notice under §20.319 of this title (relating to Notice
to Candidate or Officeholder) or §20.421 of this title (relating
to Notice to Candidate or Officeholder):
(A) the committee's full name;
(B) the committee's address;
(C) identification of the political committee as a
general-purpose or a specific-purpose committee;
(D) the full name of the committee's campaign treasurer;
and
(E) the address of the committee's campaign treasurer;
(5) on a separate page, the following information for
each expenditure from political contributions made to a business in
which the officeholder has a participating interest of more than 10%,
holds a position on the governing body of the business, or serves
as an officer of the business:
(A) the full name of the business to which the expenditure
was made;
(B) the address of the business to which the expenditure
was made;
(C) the date of the expenditure;
(D) the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E) the amount of the expenditure;
(6) for each person from whom the officeholder accepted
a political contribution (other than a pledge, loan, or a guarantee
of a loan) of more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 in value or political
contributions (other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans)
that total more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 in value:
(A) the full name of the person making the contribution;
(B) the address of the person making the contribution;
(C) the total amount of contributions;
(D) the date each contribution was accepted; and
(E) a description of any in-kind contribution;
(7) for each person from whom the officeholder accepted
a pledge or pledges to provide more than the amount specified in Tex.
Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31
in money or goods or services:
(A) the full name of the person making the pledge;
(B) the address of the person making the pledge;
(C) the amount of each pledge;
(D) the date each pledge was accepted; and
(E) a description of any goods or services pledged;
(8) the total of all pledges accepted during the period
for the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as
amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31and less from a person, except
those reported under paragraph (7) of this section;
(9) for each person making a loan or loans to the officeholder
for officeholder purposes, if the total amount loaned by the person
during the period is more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec.
Code §254.031(a)(2), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31:
(A) the full name of the person or financial institution
making the loan;
(B) the address of the person or financial institution
making the loan;
(C) the amount of the loan;
(D) the date of the loan;
(E) the interest rate;
(F) the maturity date;
(G) the collateral for the loan, if any; and
(H) if the loan has guarantors:
(i) the full name of each guarantor;
(ii) the address of each guarantor;
(iii) the principal occupation of each guarantor;
(iv) the name of the employer of each guarantor; and
(v) the amount guaranteed by each guarantor;
(10) the total amount of loans accepted during the
period for the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(2),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 and less from persons
other than financial institutions engaged in the business of making
loans for more than one year, except those reported under paragraph
(9) of this section;
(11) for political expenditures made during the reporting
period that total more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(3),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 to a single payee, other
than expenditures reported under paragraph (5) of this section:
(A) the full name of the person to whom each expenditure
was made;
(B) the address of the person to whom the expenditure
was made;
(C) the date of the expenditure;
(D) the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E) the amount of the expenditure;
(12) for each political expenditure of any amount made
out of personal funds for which reimbursement from political contributions
is intended:
(A) the full name of the person to whom each expenditure
was made;
(B) the address of the person to whom the expenditure
was made;
(C) the date of each expenditure;
(D) the purpose of the expenditure;
(E) a declaration that the expenditure was made from
personal funds;
(F) a declaration that reimbursement from political
contributions is intended; and
(G) the amount of the expenditure;
(13) for each non-political expenditure made from political
contributions, other than expenditures reported under paragraph (5)
of this section:
(A) the date of each expenditure;
(B) the full name of the person to whom the expenditure
was made;
(C) the address of the person to whom the expenditure
was made;
(D) the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E) the amount of the expenditure;
(14) for each candidate or other officeholder who benefits
from a direct campaign expenditure made by the officeholder during
the reporting period:
(A) the name of the candidate or officeholder; and
(B) the office sought or held by the candidate or officeholder;
(15) for each political contribution from an out-of-state
political committee, the information required by §22.7 of this
title (relating to Contribution from Out-of-State Committee);
(16) 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 the amount
specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(9), as amended by Figure
1 in 1 TAC §18.31;
(17) 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 the amount specified in Tex.
Elec. Code §254.031(a)(10), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31;
(18) any other gain from a political contribution that
is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds
the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(12), as amended
by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31;
(19) any investment purchased with a political contribution
that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which
exceeds the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(11),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31;
(20) the full name and address of each person from
whom an amount described by paragraph (16), (17), (18), or (19) of
the section is received, the date the amount is received, and the
purpose for which the amount is received;
(21) the following total amounts:
(A) the total principal amount of all outstanding loans
as of the last day of the reporting period;
(B) the total amount or an itemized listing of political
contributions (other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans)
of the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1) and
(1-a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 and less;
(C) the total amount of all political contributions
(other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans);
(D) the total amount or an itemized listing of the
political expenditures of the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(5),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 and less; and
(E) the total amount of all political expenditures;
and
(22) an affidavit, executed by the officeholder, stating:
"I swear, or affirm, that the accompanying report is true and correct
and includes all information required to be reported by me under Title
15, Election Code."
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Source Note: The provisions of this §20.279 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9723; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7311; amended to be effective March 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 1481; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7880; amended to be effective January 1, 2021, 45 TexReg 8511; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6822; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6462 |