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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme |
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Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the |
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recordings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.303 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.303. RECORDING OF CERTAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS. If |
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appropriated funds or donations are available in the amount |
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necessary to cover the cost, the supreme court and the court of |
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criminal appeals shall make a video recording or other electronic |
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visual and audio recording of each oral argument and public meeting |
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of the court and post the recording on the court's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |