88R22890 LRM-F
By: Jetton, Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 3811
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to meetings held by certain conservation and reclamation
districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 36.064, Water Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), meetings
[Meetings] shall be conducted and notice of meetings shall be
posted in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act,] Chapter 551,
Government Code. A meeting of a committee of the board, or a
committee composed of representatives of more than one board, where
less than a quorum of any one board is present is not subject to the
provisions of [the Open Meetings Act,] Chapter 551, Government
Code.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 551.127 and 551.131,
Government Code, the board may hold any regular or special meeting
by videoconference call if a member of the board presiding over the
meeting is physically present at a location that is open to the
public during the open portions of the meeting.
SECTION 2. Section 49.064, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 49.064. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold such
regular and special meetings as may be necessary for the proper
conduct of the district's business. Except as otherwise provided
by this section, all [All] meetings shall be conducted in
accordance with [the open meetings law,] Chapter 551, Government
Code. A meeting of a committee of the board, or a committee
composed of representatives of more than one board, where less than
a quorum of any one board is present is not subject to the
provisions of [the open meetings law,] Chapter 551, Government
Code.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 551.127 and 551.131,
Government Code, the board may hold any regular or special meeting
by videoconference call if a member of the board presiding over the
meeting is physically present at one location of the meeting that is
open to the public during the open portions of the meeting.
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, 2023.