HB 5070

electronic bulletin boards count for public notice

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the use of an electronic bulletin board to post public notice.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Any governmental body, not just cities.

The bill lets any Texas governmental body meet a legal duty to post notice on a bulletin board by using an electronic bulletin board instead, and it drops the old heading that tied this posting section to city governments. It also says an online meeting notice stays valid if the body tried in good faith to follow the notice rules and a technical problem beyond its control caused it to miss a requirement. City, county, school and other local bodies could rely more on online notice, and a glitch alone would not void a meeting notice.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4063 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4063 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5070 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Jessica GonzálezDHouse 104

ITEM

relating to the use of an electronic bulletin board to post public notice.

WHAT IT DOES

Any governmental body, not just cities.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jessica González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$20K Coalition for Working Families PAC$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 9, 2024 to Jun 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 17, 2024 to Jun 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990080, 101009663, 101032230, 101062814.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009663, 101032230.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062814.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 17, 2024 to Jun 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990080, 101009663, 101032230, 101062814.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009663, 101032230.

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101062814.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 4063

by Rep. Jessica González, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 20, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the use of an electronic bulletin board to post public notice.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

City Government--General

Electronic Information Systems

Open Meetings

PUBLIC NOTICE

Text

The text as introduced · 180 words

89R870 BEF-D

By: González of Dallas
H.B. No. 5070

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of an electronic bulletin board to post public

notice.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.050, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 551.050. [ MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY: ] PLACE AND

MEANS OF POSTING NOTICE.

SECTION 2. Section 551.050, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c) The validity of a notice posted on an electronic

bulletin board by a governmental body that made a good faith attempt

to comply with the requirements of Section 551.043 is not affected

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

technical problem beyond the governmental body's control.

(d) If another law requires a governmental body to post

notice on a bulletin board, the governmental body may comply with

that law through the use of an electronic bulletin board.

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