Bill Text: TX SB27 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the online broadcast of open meetings of institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB27-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 27 |
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relating to the online broadcast of open meetings of institutions | ||
of higher education. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 551.121(f), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(f) Each part of the telephone conference call meeting that | ||
is required to be open to the public must [ |
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(1) audible to the public at the location specified in | ||
the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting; | ||
(2) broadcast over the Internet in the manner | ||
prescribed by Section 551.128; and | ||
(3) [ |
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made available to the public in an online archive located on the | ||
Internet website of the entity holding the meeting. | ||
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a meeting for which notice is posted under Section 551.043, | ||
Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
Meetings for which notice is posted before the effective date of | ||
this Act are governed by the law in effect at that time. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 27 passed the Senate on | ||
April 16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 27 passed the House on | ||
May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |