By: Capriglione, Raymond, Canales, H.B. No. 1416
      King of Parker, Harless
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to business days for purposes of the public information
  law.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 552.0031 to read as follows:
         Sec. 552.0031.  BUSINESS DAYS. (a) Except as provided by
  this section, in this chapter "business day" means a day other than
  a:
               (1)  Saturday or Sunday;
               (2)  national holiday under Section 662.003(a); or
               (3)  state holiday under Section 662.003(b).
         (b)  An optional holiday under Section 662.003(c) is not a
  business day of a governmental body if the officer for public
  information of the governmental body observes the optional holiday.
         (c)  A holiday established by the governing body of an
  institution of higher education under Section 662.011(a) is not a
  business day of the institution of higher education.
         (d)  The Friday before or Monday after a holiday described by
  Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is not a business day of a governmental
  body if the holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday and the
  governmental body observes the holiday on that Friday or Monday.
         (e)  Subject to the requirements of this subsection, a
  governmental body may designate a day on which the governmental
  body's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum
  staffing as a non-business day. The designation of a non-business
  day for an independent school district must be made by the board of
  trustees. The designation of a non-business day for a governmental
  body other than an independent school district must be made by the
  executive director or other chief administrative officer. A
  governmental body may designate not more than 10 non-business days
  under this subsection each calendar year. A governmental body
  shall make a good faith effort to post advance notice of the
  non-business days designated under this subsection on the
  governmental body's Internet website.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a request for public information received by a governmental body
  or officer for public information on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.