89R4835 BEF-D
By: Hickland H.B. No. 2028
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the
Internet notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings
law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 551.056, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 551.056. INTERNET [ADDITIONAL] POSTING REQUIREMENTS
[FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, JUNIOR
COLLEGE DISTRICTS, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES, AND
JOINT BOARDS]. (a) This section applies only to a governmental
body or other entity subject to this chapter [economic development
corporation] that maintains an Internet website or for which an
Internet website is maintained. [This section does not apply to a
governmental body described by Section 551.001(3)(D).]
(b) In addition to the other place at which notice or an
agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter,
each [the following] governmental body and other entity subject to
this chapter [bodies and economic development corporations] must
also concurrently post notice of a meeting and the agenda for the
meeting on the home page or landing page of the Internet website of
the governmental body or entity [economic development corporation:
[(1) a municipality;
[(2) a county;
[(3) a school district;
[(4) the governing body of a junior college or junior
college district, including a college or district that has changed
its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code;
[(5) a development corporation organized under the
Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local
Government Code);
[(6) a regional mobility authority included within the
meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003,
Transportation Code;
[(7) a joint board created under Section 22.074,
Transportation Code; and
[(8) a district or authority created under Section 52,
Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution].
(d) The validity of a posted notice of a meeting or an agenda
by a governmental body or other entity [economic development
corporation] subject to this chapter [section] that made a good
faith attempt to comply with the requirements of this section is not
affected by a failure to comply with a requirement of this section
that is due to a technical problem beyond the control of the
governmental body or entity [economic development corporation].
SECTION 2. Section 551.056, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to notice that is required to be posted on or
after the effective date of this Act. Notice that is required to be
posted prior to the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect at that time, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.