By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1829
(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2011; March 24, 2011, read
first time and referred to Select Committee on Open Government;
May 6, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 6, 2011, sent
to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1829 By: Wentworth
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the application of the public information law to
chambers of commerce and nonprofit corporations that provide
economic services to a governmental body.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.0038 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.0038. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND NONPROFIT
CORPORATIONS PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
Notwithstanding any other law, a chamber of commerce or nonprofit
corporation that provides economic development services to a
governmental body is subject to this chapter only with respect to
information that the chamber of commerce or nonprofit corporation
collects, assembles, or maintains and that relates to public funds
received by the chamber of commerce or nonprofit corporation and
paid to or for the benefit of a public employee or other public
official, or a group of such public employees or other public
officials.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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