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Senate advances bill to restrict fundraising during quorum‑breaking absences
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 18 on second and third reading; the bill restricts acceptance of campaign contributions and certain expenditures by legislators who are absent from session for the purpose of breaking quorum and sets a civil penalty process routed through district courts.
The Texas Senate advanced House Bill 18, a measure that would restrict certain political contributions and campaign expenditures by a member who is absent from a legislative session for the specific purpose of impeding quorum. The Senate suspended rules to consider the bill and later passed it on second and third reading with 18 yeas and 8 nays.
Sponsor Senator Hinojosa said the bill "prohibits members who are absent without an excused absence for quorum breaking purposes from accepting contributions larger than the daily legislative per diem or from paying for travel related expenses with campaign funds." He described civil…
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