BILL ANALYSIS |
S.B. 79 |
By: Nelson |
Government Transparency & Operation |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that governmental bodies other than political subdivisions should be authorized to comply with a public information request by referring a requestor to information already published online in the same way that political subdivisions are authorized to so comply. S.B. 79 seeks to provide for this authorization.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
S.B. 79 amends the Government Code to expand from a political subdivision to a governmental body the entities for which the public information officer is authorized to comply with a request for public information by referring a requestor to an exact Internet location or uniform resource locator (URL) on a website maintained by the entity.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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