By: Canales, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 81
(In the Senate - Received from the House March 25, 2019;
March 27, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Business & Commerce; April 29, 2019, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 29, 2019, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure under the public information law of
certain information related to parades, concerts, or other
entertainment events open to the general public that are paid for
with public funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.104, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
requirement of Section 552.022 that a category of information
listed under Section 552.022(a) is public information and not
excepted from required disclosure under this chapter unless
expressly confidential under law does not apply to information that
is excepted from required disclosure under this section.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to information described
by Section 552.022(a) relating to the receipt or expenditure of
public or other funds by a governmental body for a parade, concert,
or other entertainment event paid for in whole or part with public
funds. A person, including a governmental body, may not include a
provision in a contract related to an event described by this
subsection that prohibits or would otherwise prevent the disclosure
of information described by this subsection. A contract provision
that violates this subsection is void.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to:
(1) a request for information that is received by a
governmental body or an officer for public information on or after
the effective date of this Act; and
(2) a contract entered into or renewed on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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