Texas § GV.302.033 - LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § GV.302.033 — LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ GV.302.033. LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY
LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY: ACCEPTING BENEFITS. A member of or candidate for the house of representatives commits an offense if, on the representation or understanding that the member or candidate will cast a vote for a particular person for speaker of the house of representatives, the member or candidate solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept: (1) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a chairmanship or vice-chairmanship of a house committee or subcommittee; (2) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a particular house committee or subcommittee, the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the Legislative Library Board, the Legislative Audit Committee, or any other position the speaker appoints; (3) preferential or unfavorable treatment on any legislation or appropriation; (4) the employment of, refusal of employment of, or removal from employment of a person; or (5) economic benefit to or withholding of economic benefit from a person. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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What does The Texas Constitution § GV.302.033 cover?
Section GV.302.033 ("LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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