Part 2. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
Chapter 20. REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Subchapter B. GENERAL REPORTING RULES
The Texas Ethics Commission adopts new §20.56, relating to the reporting of a political contribution in the form of a pledge. The new rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 4, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 2427) and will not be republished.
Section 20.56 would clarify the method for reporting pledges of political contributions. The rule would require a pledge of a contribution that is actually received in the reporting period in which the pledge was accepted to be reported on the "political contributions" schedule and NOT on the "pledged contributions" schedule. The rule also would require that the "date of the contribution" is the date the pledge was accepted.
No comments were received regarding the proposed rule during the comment period.
The new §20.56 is adopted under Government Code, Chapter 571, Section 571.062, which authorizes the commission to adopt rules concerning the laws administered and enforced by the commission.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 3, 2007.
TRD-200702832
Natalia Luna Ashley
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission
Effective date: July 23, 2007
Proposal publication date: May 4, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 463-5800