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Senate Bill 1499 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Corte, Frank |
Senate Bill 1499 amends the Government Code to provide that the sudden relocation of a large number of residents from the area of a declared disaster to a governing body's jurisdiction qualifies as a reasonably unforeseeable situation subject to the two-hour emergency meeting notice requirement under the open meetings law. The bill also requires the governmental body to provide at least one hour notice to members of the news media of an emergency meeting or the addition of an emergency item to the agenda to address such a situation.