| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to the authority of the governing board of a state |
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| 8 | 10 | | governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an |
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| 9 | 11 | | issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues. |
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| 10 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 551.092 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 551.092. STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES: DEFENSE, |
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| 14 | 16 | | MILITARY, AND AEROSPACE ISSUES; CLOSED MEETING. (a) In this |
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| 15 | 17 | | section, "defense, military, or aerospace issue" means a matter |
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| 16 | 18 | | related to: |
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| 17 | 19 | | (1) the establishment of an office, base, or major |
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| 18 | 20 | | facility in this state by the United States Department of Defense or |
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| 19 | 21 | | the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or |
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| 20 | 22 | | (2) an economic incentive a governmental body may |
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| 21 | 23 | | offer to a private entity or nonprofit organization to meet a match |
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| 22 | 24 | | requirement or other requirement established by the United States |
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| 23 | 25 | | Department of Defense or the National Aeronautics and Space |
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| 24 | 26 | | Administration in relation to grants or strategic endeavors. |
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| 25 | 27 | | (b) The governing board of a governmental body described by |
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| 26 | 28 | | Section 551.001(3)(A) may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a |
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| 27 | 29 | | defense, military, or aerospace issue. |
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| 28 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 29 | 31 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 30 | 32 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 31 | 33 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 32 | 34 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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| 33 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 34 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1706 passed the Senate on |
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| 36 | | - | April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1706 passed the House on |
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| 40 | | - | April 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 120, Nays 20, two |
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| 41 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 42 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 44 | | - | Approved: |
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| 45 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | | - | Date |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Governor |
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