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AN ACT
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relating to the production of public information available on a |
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publicly accessible website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 552.221(b-1) and (b-2), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) In addition to the methods of production described by |
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Subsection (b), an officer for public information for a |
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governmental body [political subdivision of this state] complies |
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with Subsection (a) by referring a requestor to an exact Internet |
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location or uniform resource locator (URL) address on a website |
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maintained by the governmental body [political subdivision] and |
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accessible to the public if the requested information is |
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identifiable and readily available on that website. If the person |
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requesting the information prefers a manner other than access |
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through the URL, the governmental body [political subdivision] must |
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supply the information in the manner required by Subsection (b). |
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(b-2) If an officer for public information for a |
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governmental body [political subdivision] provides by e-mail an |
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Internet location or uniform resource locator (URL) address as |
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permitted by Subsection (b-1), the e-mail must contain a statement |
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in a conspicuous font clearly indicating that the requestor may |
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nonetheless access the requested information by inspection or |
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duplication or by receipt through United States mail, as provided |
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by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a governmental body or |
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an officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 79 passed the Senate on |
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April 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 79 passed the House on |
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May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |