bill making every governmental body with a website post agendas

The text as introduced · 480 words

89R4835 BEF-D

By: Hickland
H.B. No. 2028

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the

Internet notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings

law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 551.056, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 551.056. INTERNET [ ADDITIONAL ] POSTING REQUIREMENTS

[ FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, JUNIOR

COLLEGE DISTRICTS, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES, AND

JOINT BOARDS ]. (a) This section applies only to a governmental

body or other entity subject to this chapter [ economic development

corporation ] that maintains an Internet website or for which an

Internet website is maintained. [ This section does not apply to a

governmental body described by Section 551.001(3)(D). ]

(b) In addition to the other place at which notice or an

agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter,

each [ the following ] governmental body and other entity subject to

this chapter [ bodies and economic development corporations ] must

also concurrently post notice of a meeting and the agenda for the

meeting on the home page or landing page of the Internet website of

the governmental body or entity [ economic development corporation:

[ (1) a municipality;

[ (2) a county;

[ (3) a school district;

[ (4) the governing body of a junior college or junior

college district, including a college or district that has changed

its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code;

[ (5) a development corporation organized under the

Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local

Government Code);

[ (6) a regional mobility authority included within the

meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003,

Transportation Code;

[ (7) a joint board created under Section 22.074,

Transportation Code; and

[ (8) a district or authority created under Section 52,

Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution ].

(d) The validity of a posted notice of a meeting or an agenda

by a governmental body or other entity [ economic development

corporation ] subject to this chapter [ section ] that made a good

faith attempt to comply with the requirements of this section is not

affected by a failure to comply with a requirement of this section

that is due to a technical problem beyond the control of the

governmental body or entity [ economic development corporation ].

SECTION 2. Section 551.056, Government Code, as amended by

this Act, applies only to notice that is required to be posted on or

after the effective date of this Act. Notice that is required to be

posted prior to the effective date of this Act is governed by the

law in effect at that time, and that law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.