88R22890 LRM-F
 
  By: Jetton, Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 3811
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to meetings held by certain conservation and reclamation
  districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 36.064, Water Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), meetings
  [Meetings] shall be conducted and notice of meetings shall be
  posted in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act,] Chapter 551,
  Government Code.  A meeting of a committee of the board, or a
  committee composed of representatives of more than one board, where
  less than a quorum of any one board is present is not subject to the
  provisions of [the Open Meetings Act,] Chapter 551, Government
  Code.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Sections 551.127 and 551.131,
  Government Code, the board may hold any regular or special meeting
  by videoconference call if a member of the board presiding over the
  meeting is physically present at a location that is open to the
  public during the open portions of the meeting.
         SECTION 2.  Section 49.064, Water Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 49.064.  MEETINGS. (a)  The board shall hold such
  regular and special meetings as may be necessary for the proper
  conduct of the district's business. Except as otherwise provided
  by this section, all [All] meetings shall be conducted in
  accordance with [the open meetings law,] Chapter 551, Government
  Code. A meeting of a committee of the board, or a committee
  composed of representatives of more than one board, where less than
  a quorum of any one board is present is not subject to the
  provisions of [the open meetings law,] Chapter 551, Government
  Code.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Sections 551.127 and 551.131,
  Government Code, the board may hold any regular or special meeting
  by videoconference call if a member of the board presiding over the
  meeting is physically present at one location of the meeting that is
  open to the public during the open portions of 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, 2023.