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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 84(R)

House Bill 283

House Author:  Fallon et al.

Effective:  1-1-16

Senate Sponsor:  Creighton


            House Bill 283 amends the Government Code to require the governmental body of a transit authority or department, school district, home-rule municipality, or county, as those entities are described by the bill, to make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.  Among other provisions, the bill sets a deadline by which the recordings must be made available.