| 1 | | - | By: Sanford, et al. H.B. No. 855 |
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| 2 | | - | (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Collin) |
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| 3 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015; |
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| 4 | | - | May 14, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business |
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| 5 | | - | and Commerce; May 20, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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| 6 | | - | vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 1 | + | H.B. No. 855 |
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| 22 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 23 | 5 | | relating to the compatibility of state agency websites with certain |
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| 24 | 6 | | devices and Internet browsers. |
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| 25 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 26 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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| 27 | 9 | | amended by adding Section 2054.134 to read as follows: |
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| 28 | 10 | | Sec. 2054.134. DEVICE AND INTERNET BROWSER COMPATIBILITY. |
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| 29 | 11 | | (a) In this section, "wireless communication device" means a |
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| 30 | 12 | | device capable of using a commercial mobile service as defined by 47 |
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| 31 | 13 | | U.S.C. Section 332. |
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| 32 | 14 | | (b) The department shall identify the three most commonly |
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| 33 | 15 | | used Internet browsers and post a list containing those browsers in |
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| 34 | 16 | | a conspicuous location on the department's Internet website. The |
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| 35 | 17 | | department shall biennially review and, if necessary, update the |
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| 36 | 18 | | list required under this subsection. |
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| 37 | 19 | | (c) Each state agency that maintains a generally accessible |
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| 38 | 20 | | Internet website or for which a generally accessible Internet |
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| 39 | 21 | | website is maintained shall ensure that the website is compatible |
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| 40 | 22 | | with: |
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| 41 | 23 | | (1) a wireless communication device; and |
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| 42 | 24 | | (2) the most recent version of each Internet browser |
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| 43 | 25 | | listed by the department as required under Subsection (b). |
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| 44 | 26 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 27 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 28 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 29 | + | I certify that H.B. No. 855 was passed by the House on May 12, |
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| 30 | + | 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 31 | + | voting. |
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| 32 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 34 | + | I certify that H.B. No. 855 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 35 | + | 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 36 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 38 | + | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 39 | + | Date |
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| 40 | + | _____________________ |
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| 41 | + | Governor |
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