Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2310 by Leach (Relating to electronic requests made to certain local governments for information under or regarding the open records law.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require certain local governments that maintain an Internet website to display a link connecting to a web page maintained by the local government to allow a person to submit an electronic request for information under Chapter 552, Government Code and an email address monitored by an employee for the purposes of requesting certain information.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.