Tex.
Gov't Code Section 305.024
Restrictions on Expenditures
(a)
Except as provided by Section 305.025 (Exceptions), a person registered under Section 305.005 (Registration) or a person on the registrant’s behalf and with the registrant’s consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer:(1)
to an individual described by Section 305.0062 (Expenditures Attributable to Groups)(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5):(A)
a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan; or(B)
a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104 (Negotiable Instrument), Business & Commerce Code; or(2)
to an individual described by Section 305.0062 (Expenditures Attributable to Groups)(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7):(A)
an expenditure for transportation and lodging;(B)
an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;(C)
an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;(D)
an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or(E)
an expenditure described by Section 305.006 (Activities Report)(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless the registrant is present at the event.(a)
Except as provided by Section 305.025 (Exceptions), a person registered under Section 305.005 (Registration) or a person on the registrant’s behalf and with the registrant’s consent or ratification may not offer, confer, or agree to confer to a member of the legislative or executive branch:(1)
a loan, including the guarantee or endorsement of a loan;(2)
a gift of cash or a negotiable instrument as described by Section 3.104 (Negotiable Instrument), Business & Commerce Code;(3)
an expenditure for transportation and lodging;(4)
an expenditure or series of expenditures for entertainment that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;(5)
an expenditure or series of expenditures for gifts that in the aggregate exceed $500 in a calendar year;(6)
an expenditure for an award or memento that exceeds $500; or(7)
an expenditure described by Section 305.006 (Activities Report)(b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) unless:(A)
the registrant is present at the event; or(B)
the expenditure is for a gift of food or beverages required to be reported under Section 305.006 (Activities Report)(b)(4) in accordance with Section 305.0061 (Detailed Reports)(e-1).(b)
Except as provided by Section 305.025 (Exceptions), a member of the legislative or executive branch may not solicit, accept, or agree to accept from a person registered under Section 305.005 (Registration) or from a person on the registrant’s behalf and with the registrant’s consent or ratification an item listed in Subsection (a).(c)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the total value of a joint expenditure under Subsection (a)(2)(B), (C), or (D) may exceed $500 if each portion of the expenditure:(1)
is made by a registrant; and(2)
does not exceed $500.
Source:
Section 305.024 — Restrictions on Expenditures, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.305.htm#305.024 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).
