89R9914 MPF-D
By: Perez of El Paso H.B. No. 3562
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to posting and other requirements applicable to meetings
of the governing body of a hospital district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 551.1287 to read as follows:
Sec. 551.1287. GOVERNING BODY OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT:
INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN
MEETING. (a) In this section, "hospital board" means the governing
body of a hospital district created under general or special law.
(b) A hospital board, for any regularly scheduled meeting of
the board for which notice is required under this chapter, shall:
(1) post as early as practicable in advance of the
meeting on the Internet website of the hospital district any
written agenda and related supplemental written materials provided
to the members of the board in advance of the meeting by the board
for the members' use during the meeting;
(2) broadcast the meeting, other than any portion of
the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the
Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128; and
(3) record the broadcast and make that recording
publicly available in an online archive located on the hospital
district's Internet website.
(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials
that the general counsel or another appropriate attorney for the
hospital district states in writing are confidential or may be
withheld from public disclosure under Chapter 552.
(d) A hospital board is not required to comply with the
requirements of this section if compliance is not possible because
of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar cause not reasonably
within the board's control.
(e) A hospital district shall maintain a publicly
accessible Internet website for the purpose of complying with this
section.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an open meeting of the governing body of a hospital district for
which notice is given under Chapter 551, Government Code, on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.