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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 state agency or political |
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subdivision with authority to impose a tax post certain information |
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on an Internet 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 state agency or political subdivision |
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with the authority to impose a tax. |
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Sec. 2051.152. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON WEBSITE. (a) A |
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state agency or political subdivision shall create and maintain a |
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publicly accessible Internet website with the following |
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information: |
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(1) the state agency's or political subdivision's |
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contact information, including a mailing address, telephone |
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number, and e-mail address; |
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(2) each elected officer of the state agency or |
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political subdivision; |
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(3) each candidate for an elected office of the state |
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agency or political subdivision; |
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(4) the date and location of the next election for |
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officers of the state agency or political subdivision; |
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(5) each notice of a meeting under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 551; and |
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(6) each record of a meeting under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 551. |
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(b) A state agency or political subdivision that on |
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September 1, 2019, maintained an official, publicly accessible |
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Internet website may provide the information described under |
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Subsection (a) on that website. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2051.152(a)(5) and (6), Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a meeting held on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |