Certain candidates and specific-purpose committees must file special pre-election contribution reports, and the commission must receive them by specific deadlines.
Sec. 254.038. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES. (a) In addition to other reports required by this chapter, the following persons shall file additional reports during the period beginning the ninth day before election day and ending at 12 noon on the day before election day: (1) a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) who accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 during that reporting period; and (2) a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate described by Subdivision (1) and that accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 during that reporting period. (b) Each report required by this section must include the amount of the contributions specified by Subsection (a), the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions. (c) A report under this section shall be filed electronically, by telephonic facsimile machine, or by hand, in the form required by Section 254.036. The commission must receive a report under this section filed by telephonic facsimile machine or hand not later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted. The commission must receive a report under this section filed electronically not later than midnight of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted. A report under this section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under Section 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the commission. A report under this section that complies with Section 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) unless the candidate or committee has submitted an affidavit under Section 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with the election for which a report is required under this section. (d) To the extent of a conflict between this section and Section 254.036, this section controls. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 994, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.14, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1428, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 1, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 174 (H.B. 350), Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1761), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.