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      By: Plesa H.B. No. 4343       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a restriction on political expenditures made during and   following a regular legislative session; creating a criminal   offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 253, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 253.0342 to read as follows:           Sec.   253.0342.     RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES DURING AND   FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.     (a) This section applies   only to:                 (1)  a candidate;                 (2)  an officeholder;                 (3)     a specific-purpose committee for supporting or   opposing a candidate;                 (4)     a group of persons organized for the principal   purpose of accepting political contributions or making political   expenditures; and                 (5)     a committee, club, association, or other group of   persons that accepts political contributions or makes political   expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election in this   state.           (b)     During the period described by Section 253.034(a), a   person to whom this section applies may not make expenditures that   either support or oppose a statewide officeholder or a member of the   legislature.           (c)     A person commits an offense if the person violates this   section.   An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.