82R2428 RWG-D
By: Gallegos S.B. No. 677
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of the public information law;
providing for the imposition of a civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 552.3215, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 552.3215. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, [OR] INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF, OR CIVIL PENALTY.
SECTION 2. Section 552.3215, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (l) to
read as follows:
(b) An action for a declaratory judgment, [or] injunctive
relief, or a civil penalty may be brought in accordance with this
section against a governmental body that violates this chapter.
(b-1) A governmental body that violates this chapter is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
Each day the violation continues is considered a separate
violation.
(l) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue
fund.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.