(a) A campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose committee for
supporting, opposing, or assisting a candidate for or holder of a statewide
office or the legislature that accepts a political contribution during the
period that begins on the date the governor signs a proclamation calling a
special legislative session and ends on the date of final adjournment must
file a special session report.
(b) A special session report must be filed with the commission
not later than the 30th day after the date of final adjournment of the special
session.
(c) A special session report is a report of contributions only,
not expenditures. Expenditures made during the period covered by a special
session report are required to be reported in the next applicable sworn report
of contributions and expenditures.
(d) Contributions reported in a special session report are
required to be reported in the next applicable sworn report of contributions
and expenditures.
(e) A determination to accept or refuse a political contribution
received during the period covered by a special session report shall be made
no later than the third day after the date the contribution is received.
(f) A contribution that is refused under subsection (e) of
this section must be returned no later than the 30th day after the date of
final adjournment. A contribution not returned by that date will be deemed
accepted.
(g) A specific-purpose committee's campaign treasurer is not
required to file a separate special session report if another report is due
no later than the 10th day after the date a report required under this section
would be due.
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