SECTION 20.431. Monthly Reporting

(a) A monthly report filed by a general-purpose committee shall include the information required by §20.433 of this title (relating to Contents of General-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures), except that the threshold reporting amounts specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), (1-a), (2) and (5), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 does not apply to a general-purpose committee reporting monthly. For a general-purpose committee reporting monthly, the threshold reporting amount is the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.156, as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31, except as provided by §20.434 of this title (relating to Alternate Reporting Requirements for Certain General-Purpose Committees).

(b) A monthly report is due not later than the fifth day of the month following the end of the period covered by the report. A monthly report covering the month preceding an election in which the committee is involved must be received by the authority with whom the report is required to be filed no later than the fifth day of the month following the end of the period covered by the report.

(c) Except for the first monthly report filed, a monthly report covers a period that begins on the 26th day of one month and ends on the 25th day of the next month.

(d) The beginning day for the first monthly report filed by a general-purpose committee shall be as follows.

(1) For a general-purpose committee that has been filing on the regular schedule and chooses monthly filing between January 1 and January 15 of a particular year, the first report will cover a period that begins on January 1 of that year.

(2) For a general-purpose committee that elected to file monthly at the time it filed its campaign treasurer appointment, the period covered by the first monthly report depends on the day of the month that the campaign treasurer was appointed.

(A) If the general-purpose committee filed its campaign treasurer appointment before the 25th of the month, the first report will cover a period that begins on the day the appointment was filed and ends on the 25th day of the same month.

(B) If the general-purpose committee filed its campaign treasurer appointment on or after the 25th of the month, the first report will cover the period that begins on the day the appointment is filed and ends on the 25th day of the next month.

Source Note: The provisions of this §20.431 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9734; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1438; amended to be effective November 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 8305; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7880; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6822; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6462