Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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.
