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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of and access to certain state agency |
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publications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 441.1035, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 441.1035. STATE PUBLICATIONS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE |
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[DISTRIBUTED IN PHYSICAL FORMAT]; NOTICE; [ONLINE] AVAILABILITY IN |
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PHYSICAL FORMAT. (a) A state agency that distributes by |
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subscription a state publication in a physical format, such as |
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paper, tape, or disk, and without a fee or other cost to the |
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subscriber shall make the publication accessible in an electronic |
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format from the agency's Internet website. |
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(b) A state agency that makes a state publication accessible |
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on its Internet website must inform each subscriber to the |
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publication that the subscriber may, instead of accessing the |
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publication at the agency's Internet website, receive a physical |
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copy of the publication [When distributing a state publication in a |
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physical format, a state agency that makes the publication |
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accessible on its Internet website must inform each subscriber to |
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the publication that the subscriber may, instead of receiving a |
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physical copy, access the publication at the agency's Internet |
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website]. |
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(c) If a subscriber prefers to receive [access] a |
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publication in physical format [at the state agency's Internet |
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website] and notifies the agency of that preference, the agency |
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shall [: |
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[(1)] add [remove] the subscriber to [from] the |
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distribution list for that publication[; and |
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[(2) notify the subscriber electronically each time |
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the publication becomes available at the agency's Internet website |
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and provide an electronic link to the publication]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |