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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

House Bill 2313

House Author:  Coleman

Effective:  6-17-11

Senate Sponsor:  Wentworth


            House Bill 2313 amends the Government Code to add a county commissioners court to a current open meetings law provision applicable to municipalities that authorizes, under specified circumstances, certain reports to be received and made at a meeting without prior public notice of the subject of the report.

Current open meetings law requires a municipal governmental body to post notice of each meeting on a bulletin board at a place convenient to the public in the city hall.  The bill includes an electronic bulletin board as an alternative location for posting the required notice.