Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1251 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 10, 2017      TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1251 by Sanford (Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board of directors of a development corporation.), As Introduced    No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require development corporations to broadcast live video and audio of open meetings held by their board of directors over the Internet and to make archived video and audio for these meetings available on the website of the corporation. Local Government Impact The provisions of the bill would apply to a development corporation, which is not a governmental entity.    Source Agencies:   LBB Staff:  UP, SLE, GG, GP    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 10, 2017





  TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1251 by Sanford (Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board of directors of a development corporation.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1251 by Sanford (Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board of directors of a development corporation.), As Introduced

 Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation 

 Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB1251 by Sanford (Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board of directors of a development corporation.), As Introduced

HB1251 by Sanford (Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the board of directors of a development corporation.), As Introduced



No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require development corporations to broadcast live video and audio of open meetings held by their board of directors over the Internet and to make archived video and audio for these meetings available on the website of the corporation.

Local Government Impact

The provisions of the bill would apply to a development corporation, which is not a governmental entity.

Source Agencies:



LBB Staff: UP, SLE, GG, GP

 UP, SLE, GG, GP