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Bill:  SB 494 
Legislative Session: 86(R) Council Document: 86R 3523 TJB-D
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Last Action:06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to certain procedures applicable to meetings under the open meetings law and the disclosure of public information under the public information law in the event of an emergency, urgent public necessity, or catastrophic event.
Author:Huffman
Coauthor:Zaffirini
Sponsor:Walle
Subjects:Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Open Meetings (I0546)
Open Records (I0548)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
INTERNET (S0130)
PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
Companion:HB 3752 by Walle, Identical
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/28/2019    
S   Filed      01/28/2019    
S   Read first time      02/14/2019     218
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      02/14/2019     218
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/02/2019    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/02/2019    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/02/2019    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/02/2019    
S   Left pending in committee      04/02/2019    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/04/2019    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/09/2019     829
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/09/2019    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/09/2019   07:54 PM 
S   Co-author authorized      04/17/2019     1184
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      04/17/2019    
S   Laid before the Senate      04/17/2019     1176
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/17/2019     1176
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/17/2019     1176
S   Three day rule suspended      04/17/2019     1176
S   Record vote      04/17/2019     1176
S   Read 3rd time      04/17/2019     1176
S   Passed      04/17/2019     1176
S   Record vote      04/17/2019     1176
S   Reported engrossed      04/17/2019     1239
H   Received from the Senate      04/18/2019     1906
H   Read first time      04/23/2019     2032
H   Referred to State Affairs      04/23/2019   06:25 PM  2032
H   Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      04/25/2019    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/25/2019    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/25/2019    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/30/2019     2646
H   Committee report distributed      04/30/2019   07:48 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/01/2019    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/14/2019    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/16/2019    
H   Read 2nd time      05/16/2019     3907
H   Passed to 3rd reading      05/16/2019     3907
H   Read 3rd time      05/17/2019     3953
H   Passed      05/17/2019     3953
H   Record vote   RV#1461   05/17/2019     3953
S   House passage reported      05/17/2019     2031
S   Reported enrolled      05/17/2019     2099
S   Signed in the Senate      05/20/2019     2287
H   Signed in the House      05/21/2019     4449
E   Sent to the Governor      05/21/2019     2468
E   Signed by the Governor      06/05/2019     3982
E   Effective on 9/1/19      06/05/2019