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AN ACT
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relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the |
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Internet agendas for meetings under the open meetings law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.056(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) In addition to the other place at which notice or an |
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agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter, the |
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following governmental bodies and economic development |
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corporations must also concurrently post notice of a meeting and |
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the agenda for the meeting on the Internet website of the |
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governmental body or economic development corporation: |
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(1) a municipality; |
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(2) a county; |
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(3) a school district; |
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(4) the governing body of a junior college or junior |
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college district, including a college or district that has changed |
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its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code; |
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(5) a development corporation organized under the |
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Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local |
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Government Code); |
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(6) a regional mobility authority included within the |
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meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, |
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Transportation Code; [and] |
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(7) a joint board created under Section 22.074, |
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Transportation Code; and |
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(8) a district or authority created under Section 52, |
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Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.056(c), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 551.056(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an open meeting held on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3440 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3440 on May 25, 2023, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3440 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3440 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3440 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |