By: Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 1934
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
April 30, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs; May 5, 2015, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 5, 2015, sent
to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41.102, Agriculture Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 41.102. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. In
addition to other remedies provided by law, a violation of any
provision of Subchapters B-E or H [of this chapter] is grounds for
suspension or revocation of any license or permit issued by the
commissioner. The suspension or revocation shall be conducted in
accordance with the procedures provided by law for suspension or
revocation on the basis of other grounds.
SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 41, Agriculture Code, is
amended by adding Section 41.1565 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.1565. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. (a)
Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the council or a
committee established by the council may hold an open or closed
meeting by telephone conference call if the convening at one
location of a quorum of the council or committee is inconvenient for
any member of the council or committee.
(b) The meeting is subject to the notice requirements
applicable to other meetings.
(c) The notice of the meeting must specify as the location
of the meeting the location where meetings of the council or
committee, as applicable, are usually held.
(d) Each part of the meeting that is required to be open to
the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified
in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and the
audio shall be recorded. The audio recording shall be made
available to the public.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section
41.102, Agriculture Code, applies only to conduct that occurs on or
after the effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the conduct occurs, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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