Texas Election Code
§ 254.044 — REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD
EL § 254.044Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 254. POLITICAL REPORTING · Art. B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a credit card shall:
(1)for a political contribution for which a processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the political contribution amount:
(A)report as a political contribution the full amount, including the deducted amount; and
(B)report as a political expenditure the deducted amount; and
(2)for a political contribution for which a processing fee is paid by the person making the political contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of the political contribution amount.
(b)A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person making the political contribution.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (H.B. 3372), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.