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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a political subdivision with |
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authority to impose a tax post certain information on an Internet |
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website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. INTERNET WEBSITE |
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Sec. 2051.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This |
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subchapter applies only to a political subdivision with the |
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authority to impose a tax that at any time on or after January 1, |
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2019, maintained a publicly accessible Internet website. |
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Sec. 2051.152. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON WEBSITE. A |
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political subdivision to which this section applies shall post on a |
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publicly accessible Internet website the following information: |
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(1) the political subdivision's contact information, |
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including a mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address; |
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(2) each elected officer of the political subdivision; |
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(3) each candidate for an elected office of the |
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political subdivision; |
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(4) the date and location of the next election for |
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officers of the political subdivision; |
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(5) the requirements and deadline for filing for |
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candidacy of each elected office of the political subdivision, |
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which shall be continuously posted for at least one year before the |
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election day for the office; |
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(6) each notice of a meeting under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 551; and |
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(7) each record of a meeting under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 551. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2051.152(6) and (7), Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply only to a meeting held on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |