| (a) For purposes of this section and §2155.003(e)
of the Government Code, the term "vendor" means:
(1) a person, who during the comptroller's term of
office, bids on or receives a contract under the comptroller's purchasing
authority that was transferred to the comptroller by §2151.004
of the Government Code; and
(2) an employee or agent of a person described by subsection
(a)(1) of this section who communicates directly with the chief clerk,
or an employee of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts who exercises
discretion in connection with the vendor's bid or contract, about
a bid or contract.
(b) Each report filed by the comptroller, or a specific-purpose
committee created to support the comptroller, shall include:
(1) for each vendor whose aggregate campaign contributions
equal or exceed the amount specified by Figure 5 in 1 TAC §18.31
during the reporting period, a notation that:
(A) the contributor was a vendor during the reporting
period or during the 12- month period preceding the last day covered
by the report; and
(B) if the vendor is an individual, includes the name
of the entity that employs or that is represented by the individual;
and
(2) for each political committee directly established,
administered, or controlled by a vendor whose aggregate campaign contributions
equal or exceed the amount specified by Figure 5 in 1 TAC §18.31
during the reporting period, a notation that the contributor was a
political committee directly established, administered, or controlled
by a vendor during the reporting period or during the 12-month period
preceding the last day covered by the report.
(c) The comptroller, or a specific-purpose committee
created to support the comptroller, is considered to be in compliance
with this section if:
(1) each written solicitation for a campaign contribution
includes a request for the information required by subsection (b)
of this section; and
(2) for each contribution that is accepted for which
the information required by this section is not provided at least
one oral or written request is made for the missing information. A
request under this subsection:
(A) must be made not later than the 30th day after
the date the contribution is received;
(B) must include a clear and conspicuous statement
requesting the information required by subsection (b) of this section;
(C) if made orally, must be documented in writing;
and
(D) may not be made in conjunction with a solicitation
for an additional campaign contribution.
(d) The comptroller, or a specific-purpose committee
created to support the comptroller, must report the information required
by subsection (b) of this section that is not provided by the person
making the political contribution and that is in the comptroller's
or committee's records of political contributions or previous campaign
finance reports required to be filed under Title 15 of the Election
Code filed by the comptroller or committee.
(e) If the comptroller, or a specific-purpose committee
created to support the comptroller, receives the information required
by this section after the filing deadline for the report on which
the contribution is reported the comptroller or committee must include
the missing information on the next required campaign finance report.
(f) The disclosure required under subsection (b) of
this section applies only to a contributor who was a vendor or a political
committee directly established, administered, or controlled by a vendor
on or after September 1, 2007.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §20.220 adopted to be effective March 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 2285; 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 3, 2022, 46 TexReg 9233; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6822; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6462 |
