89R870 BEF-D
By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 5070
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of an electronic bulletin board to post public
notice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.050, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 551.050. [MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY:] PLACE AND
MEANS OF POSTING NOTICE.
SECTION 2. Section 551.050, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) The validity of a notice posted on an electronic
bulletin board by a governmental body that made a good faith attempt
to comply with the requirements of Section 551.043 is not affected
by a failure to comply with a requirement of this section due to a
technical problem beyond the governmental body's control.
(d) If another law requires a governmental body to post
notice on a bulletin board, the governmental body may comply with
that law through the use of an electronic bulletin board.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.