1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the application of the open meetings law to attendance 1-3 at a legislative committee or agency meeting by a quorum of another 1-4 governmental body. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 551, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 551.0035 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 551.0035. ATTENDANCE BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT 1-9 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR AGENCY MEETING. (a) This section applies 1-10 only to the attendance by a quorum of a governmental body at a 1-11 meeting of a committee or agency of the legislature. This section 1-12 does not apply to attendance at the meeting by members of the 1-13 legislative committee or agency holding the meeting. 1-14 (b) The attendance by a quorum of a governmental body at a 1-15 meeting of a committee or agency of the legislature is not 1-16 considered to be a meeting of that governmental body if the 1-17 deliberations at the meeting by the members of that governmental 1-18 body consist only of publicly testifying at the meeting, publicly 1-19 commenting at the meeting, and publicly responding at the meeting 1-20 to a question asked by a member of the legislative committee or 1-21 agency. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-23 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-24 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-25 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 170 passed the Senate on February 7, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present, not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 17, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 170 passed the House, with amendment, on May 11, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, one present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor