Section 305.029 - Expenditures From Political Contributions Restricted(a) In this section, "candidate," "political contribution," "political committee," "political expenditure," and "specific-purpose committee" have the meanings assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.(b) A registrant, or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification, may not knowingly make or authorize an expenditure required to be reported under this chapter from a political contribution that was accepted by: (1) the registrant as a candidate or officeholder;(2) a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting the registrant as a candidate or assisting the registrant as an officeholder; or(3) a political committee that accepted a political contribution described by Subdivision (1) or (2) during the two-year period immediately before the date the expenditure was made or authorized by the registrant.(c) This section does not prohibit a person from making a political contribution or political expenditure in support of the person's own candidacy.Tex. Gov't. Code § 305.029
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 839,Sec. 2, eff. 9/27/2019.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 330,Sec. 1, eff. 1/8/2019. See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 839, Sec. 3. See Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 330, Sec. 2.