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House Bill 630 |
House Author: Howard |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 630 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), HHSC executive council, Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of State Health Services, Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Family and Protective Services, and any advisory body to such entities to broadcast live video and audio of the entity's open meetings over the Internet, make a video and audio recording of the broadcast, and provide access to the archived video and audio for at least two years on the applicable entity's website. The bill makes exceptions for Internet broadcasting in cases of catastrophe and revises certain open meeting posting requirements.