88R1716 SGM-D By: Hall S.B. No. 917 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to meetings of the board of directors of a municipal utility district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 54.104 to read as follows: Sec. 54.104. MEETINGS. (a) A regular or special meeting of the board of a district must be held at a publicly accessible location inside or not more than five miles outside the territory of the district. (b) This section does not prohibit the board of a district from holding an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.