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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of emergency and other notices by a |
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governmental entity on the entity's Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes |
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becomes law. |
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(b) Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter 2051, |
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Government Code, and amended by adding Section 2051.203 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2051.203. REQUIRED POSTING OF NOTICE. (a) In this |
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section "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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2051.041. |
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(b) A governmental entity shall post in a prominent location |
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on the home page of the entity's Internet website: |
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(1) each emergency notification issued by the entity; |
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and |
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(2) any other official notice issued by the entity, |
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including notices regarding the entity's ability or inability to |
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provide services the entity normally provides to the public. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does |
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not become law. |
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(b) Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019, is amended by adding Section 2051.153 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2051.153. REQUIRED POSTING OF NOTICE. (a) In this |
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section "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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2051.041. |
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(b) A governmental entity shall post in a prominent location |
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on the home page of the entity's Internet website: |
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(1) each emergency notification issued by the entity; |
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and |
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(2) any other official notice issued by the entity, |
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including notices regarding the entity's ability or inability to |
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provide services the entity normally provides to the public. |
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SECTION 3. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes |
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becomes law. |
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(b) Section 2051.151, Government Code, as added by Chapter |
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1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2019, is redesignated as Section 2051.201, Government Code, and |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2051.201 [2051.151]. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. |
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Except as provided by Sections 2051.202(b) and 2051.203 [Section |
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2051.152(b)], this subchapter applies only to a political |
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subdivision with the authority to impose a tax that at any time on |
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or after January 1, 2019, maintained a publicly accessible Internet |
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website. |
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SECTION 4. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does |
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not become law. |
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(b) Section 2051.151, Government Code, as added by Chapter |
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1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2019, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2051.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as |
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provided by Sections [Section] 2051.152(b) and 2051.153, 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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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |