89R20582 GP-F
By: Gerdes H.B. No. 1522
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1522:
By: Capriglione C.S.H.B. No. 1522
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.043, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; POSTING OF
BUDGET; GENERAL RULE.
SECTION 2. Section 551.043, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be
posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times for at least three business days [72 hours] before the
scheduled date [time] of the meeting, except as provided by
Sections 551.044, 551.045, 551.046, and 551.1281
[551.044-551.046].
(c) The notice of a meeting required to be posted under
Subsection (a) at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a
budget for the governmental body must include a physical copy of the
budget unless the governmental body has made the budget clearly
accessible on the home page of the governmental body's Internet
website. This subsection does not apply to the governing board of a
general academic teaching institution or of a university system to
which Section 551.1281 applies.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.