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Amend HB 914 (House committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of the heading to
proposed Chapter 176, Local Government Code (page 1, line 26),
after "OFFICERS", add
"; PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 176.009,
Local Government Code (page 4, line 18), between "INTERNET." and "A
local", insert "(a)".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, between proposed Sections
176.009 and 176.010, Local Government Code (page 4, between lines
21 and 22), insert the following:
(b) This subsection applies only to a county with a
population of 800,000 or more or a municipality with a population of
500,000 or more. A county or municipality shall provide, on the
Internet website maintained by the county or municipality, access
to each report of political contributions and expenditures filed
under Chapter 254, Election Code, by a member of the commissioners
court of the county or the governing body of the municipality in
relation to that office as soon as practicable after the officer
files the report.