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| 1 | 1 | 87R11083 TJB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cason H.B. No. 2969 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the ability of a person in attendance at an open meeting | |
| 8 | 8 | of a governmental body to stream live video and audio of the meeting | |
| 9 | 9 | on the Internet. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.023, Government Code, | |
| 12 | 12 | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 551.023. RECORDING OR LIVESTREAMING OF MEETING BY | |
| 14 | 14 | PERSON IN ATTENDANCE. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. Section 551.023(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 16 | 16 | to read as follows: | |
| 17 | 17 | (a) A person in attendance at an open meeting of a | |
| 18 | 18 | governmental body may: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) record all or any part of the [an open] meeting [of | |
| 20 | 20 | a governmental body] by means of a recorder, video camera, or other | |
| 21 | 21 | means of aural or visual reproduction; or | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) stream live video and audio of all or any part of | |
| 23 | 23 | the meeting on the Internet. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 25 | 25 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 26 | 26 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 28 | 28 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |