By: Hall S.B. No. 2424
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to access by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant
governor to certain governmental meetings or enforcement actions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Government Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 307 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 307. LEGISLATIVE ACCESS TO ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Sec. 307.001. ACCESS REQUIRED. Notwithstanding any other
law, on request by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant
governor, a state agency shall allow the member or lieutenant
governor to accompany an employee of the agency performing an
enforcement action.
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 551, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 551.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 551.105. ATTENDANCE FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. (a) A
governmental body shall on request of a member of the legislature or
the lieutenant governor allow the requestor to attend a closed
meeting of the governmental body if the requestor states that the
request is made for a legislative purpose.
(b) A member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor
who has requested to attend a closed meeting must be given
reasonable notice before the meeting.
(c) A member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor
who attends a closed meeting may observe the meeting only and may
not actively participate in the meeting.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.