84R666 SCL-D
By: Stickland H.B. No. 139
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the posting of certain notices for political
subdivisions on the comptroller's Internet website.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter E to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E. NOTICE BY POSTING ON INTERNET FOR POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Sec. 2051.151. NOTICE BY POSTING ON COMPTROLLER'S INTERNET
WEBSITE. (a) This section does not apply to notice of an election.
(b) A political subdivision shall provide to the
comptroller an electronic copy of each notice required by law to be
published by the political subdivision in a newspaper. The
political subdivision must submit the notice to the comptroller in
the format required by the comptroller not later than the third day
before the date the political subdivision is required to first
publish the notice in the newspaper.
(c) A political subdivision shall determine by official
action if the political subdivision will exclusively provide notice
in the manner provided by Subsection (b) or continue to provide
notice by publication in a newspaper in addition to providing
notice in the manner provided by Subsection (b). If a political
subdivision determines to exclusively provide notice in the manner
provided by Subsection (b), the political subdivision is exempt
from any requirement to provide the notice by publication in a
newspaper. A political subdivision that determines to exclusively
provide notice in the manner provided by Subsection (b) shall
publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the political
subdivision once a week for four consecutive weeks the Internet
address of the web page on the comptroller's Internet website at
which the political subdivision's notices may be located.
(d) The comptroller shall establish and maintain a web page
on the comptroller's Internet website to post notices provided
under Subsection (b). The comptroller shall post the notices on the
web page, in the format that the comptroller determines is
appropriate, not later than the third day after the date the
political subdivision provides the notice to the comptroller.
(e) The comptroller shall establish a system to allow a
person on request to receive an e-mail alert for an update to a
category of notices on the web page established under Subsection
(d). The comptroller shall maintain an electronic archive on the
comptroller's Internet website of notices posted on the web page.
(f) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to implement
and administer this section.
SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2016.
(b) Section 2051.151(f), Government Code, as added by this
Act, takes effect September 1, 2015.