| 1 | 1 | | 89R9914 MPF-D |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | By: Perez of El Paso H.B. No. 3562 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | relating to posting and other requirements applicable to meetings |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | of the governing body of a hospital district. |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 551.1287 to read as follows: |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 551.1287. GOVERNING BODY OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT: |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | MEETING. (a) In this section, "hospital board" means the governing |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | body of a hospital district created under general or special law. |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | (b) A hospital board, for any regularly scheduled meeting of |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | the board for which notice is required under this chapter, shall: |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | (1) post as early as practicable in advance of the |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | meeting on the Internet website of the hospital district any |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | written agenda and related supplemental written materials provided |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | to the members of the board in advance of the meeting by the board |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | for the members' use during the meeting; |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | (2) broadcast the meeting, other than any portion of |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128; and |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | (3) record the broadcast and make that recording |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | publicly available in an online archive located on the hospital |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | district's Internet website. |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | (c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | that the general counsel or another appropriate attorney for the |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | hospital district states in writing are confidential or may be |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | withheld from public disclosure under Chapter 552. |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | (d) A hospital board is not required to comply with the |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | requirements of this section if compliance is not possible because |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar cause not reasonably |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | within the board's control. |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | (e) A hospital district shall maintain a publicly |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | accessible Internet website for the purpose of complying with this |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | section. |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | an open meeting of the governing body of a hospital district for |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | which notice is given under Chapter 551, Government Code, on or |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
|---|