Terri Leo-Wilson, Texas State Representative of 23rd district | Facebook
Terri Leo-Wilson, Texas State Representative of 23rd district | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the use of a political contribution to pay a civil penalty or fine imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends Section 253.035 of the Election Code to prohibit the use of political contributions for the personal payment of civil penalties or fines imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission. This amendment explicitly includes such use as a personal use of political contributions, aligning with existing prohibitions on personal expenditures. The bill specifies that this provision applies only to penalties or fines imposed on or after the bill's effective date, Sept. 1, 2025, with penalties or fines imposed before this date remaining subject to the prior law.
Terri Leo-Wilson, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 12 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Leo-Wilson graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS.
Terri Leo-Wilson is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 23rd House district. She replaced previous state representative Mayes Middleton in 2023.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 735 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain related food products |
| HB 706 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations |
| HB 695 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the use of certain facilities of a building being used as a polling place or early voting polling place |
| HB 686 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising by political committees; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 629 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to advanced placement courses that may be offered by a school district |
| HB 518 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities |
| HB 436 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the requirement by certain governmental entities for diversity, equity, and inclusion statements and training from employees, prospective employees, and contractors |
| HB 414 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee |
| HB 348 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the database of state expenditures maintained by the comptroller of public accounts |
| HB 309 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities |
| HB 256 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing rapid DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border |
| HB 160 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education |
Alerts Sign-up