HB2028 - Relating to the Internet and other electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings law.

  89R21496 BEF-D     By: Hickland, et al. H.B. No. 2028       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the Internet and other electronic posting of notices   and agendas for meetings under the open meetings law.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 551.049, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 551.049.  COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING   NOTICE. A county governmental body shall post notice of each   meeting on :                 (1)   a bulletin board at a place convenient to the   public in the county courthouse ; or                 (2)     an electronic display as provided by Section   82.051, Local Government Code .          SECTION 2.  Section 551.056, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 551.056.   INTERNET [ ADDITIONAL ] POSTING REQUIREMENTS   [ FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, JUNIOR   COLLEGE DISTRICTS, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES, AND   JOINT BOARDS ].  (a)  This section applies only to a governmental   body or other entity subject to this chapter [ economic development   corporation ] that maintains an Internet website or for which an   Internet website is maintained.  [ This section does not apply to a   governmental body described by Section 551.001(3)(D). ]          (b)  In addition to the other place at which notice or an   agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter,   each [ the following ] governmental body and other entity subject to   this chapter [ bodies and economic development corporations ] must   also concurrently post notice of a meeting and the agenda for the   meeting on the home page or landing page of the Internet website of   the governmental body or entity [ economic development corporation:                [ (1)  a municipality;                [ (2)  a county;                [ (3)  a school district;                [ (4)     the governing body of a junior college or junior   college district, including a college or district that has changed   its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code;                [ (5)     a development corporation organized under the   Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local   Government Code);                [ (6)     a regional mobility authority included within the   meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003,   Transportation Code;                [ (7)     a joint board created under Section 22.074,   Transportation Code; and                [ (8)     a district or authority created under Section 52,   Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution ].          (d)  The validity of a posted notice of a meeting or an agenda   by a governmental body or other entity [ economic development   corporation ] subject to this chapter [ section ] that made a good   faith attempt to comply with the requirements of this section is not   affected by a failure to comply with a requirement of this section   that is due to a technical problem beyond the control of the   governmental body or entity [ economic development corporation ].          SECTION 3.  Sections 551.049 and 551.056, Government Code,   as amended by this Act, apply only to notice that is required to be   posted on or after the effective date of this Act.  Notice that is   required to be posted before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect at that time, and that law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.