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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic posting of notices and agendas for |
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meetings of the commissioners court of a county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.051(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county clerk may post an official and legal notice, |
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including the agenda for a meeting of the commissioners court, by |
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electronic display instead of posting a physical document. An |
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electronic display of information posted under this section using a |
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device described by Subsection (a)(1) must meet the location, time, |
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and accessibility requirements provided by law for the posting of |
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the notice. An electronic display of information posted under this |
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section on a county's public Internet website must meet the time |
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requirements provided by law for the posting of the notice. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.049, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.049. COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING |
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NOTICE. A county governmental body shall post notice of each |
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meeting on: |
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(1) a bulletin board at a place convenient to the |
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public in the county courthouse; or |
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(2) an electronic display as provided by Section |
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82.051, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 551.049, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to notice that is required to be posted on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Notice that is required to be |
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posted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect at that time, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5534 was passed by the House on May |
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15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5534 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |