Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3440	House Author:  Canales
Effective:  9-1-23	Senate Sponsor:  Hinojosa

Under current law, governmental bodies and economic development corporations that maintain a website must post their meeting notices online. Certain of these governmental entities with a qualifying population must also post their meeting agendas online. House Bill 3440 amends the Government Code to require each of the governmental bodies and economic development corporations that must post meeting notices online to also post meeting agendas online, irrespective of population. Moreover, the bill includes special purpose districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution (road utility districts and certain other water‑related and similar special purpose districts), as well as conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, among the governmental entities subject to the requirement to post meeting notices and meeting agendas online.