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By: Canales (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 3440 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2023; |
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May 11, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & |
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Commerce; May 21, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; |
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May 21, 2023, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3440 |
By: Campbell |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to posting and other requirements applicable to certain |
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governmental bodies 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, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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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, along with any supplemental written |
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materials provided to the members of the governmental body or |
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economic development corporation in advance of the meeting for use |
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during the meeting, on the Internet website of the governmental |
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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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(b-1) A governmental body or economic development |
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corporation is not required to post information under Subsection |
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(b) that is confidential or that may be withheld from disclosure |
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under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.056(c), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an open meeting held on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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open meeting held before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the meeting was held, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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