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  89R9914 MPF-D     By: Perez of El Paso H.B. No. 3562       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to posting and other requirements applicable to meetings   of the governing body of a hospital district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 551, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 551.1287 to read as follows:           Sec.   551.1287.     GOVERNING BODY OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT:   INTERNET POSTING OF MEETING MATERIALS AND BROADCAST OF OPEN   MEETING. (a) In this section, "hospital board"   means the governing   body of a hospital district created under general or special law.           (b)     A hospital board, for any regularly scheduled meeting of   the board for which notice is required under this chapter, shall:                 (1)     post as early as practicable in advance of the   meeting on the Internet website of the hospital district any   written agenda and related supplemental written materials provided   to the members of the board in advance of the meeting by the board   for the members' use during the meeting;                 (2)     broadcast the meeting, other than any portion of   the meeting closed to the public as authorized by law, over the   Internet in the manner prescribed by Section 551.128; and                 (3)     record the broadcast and make that recording   publicly available in an online archive located on the hospital   district's Internet website.           (c)     Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to written materials   that the general counsel or another appropriate attorney for the   hospital district states in writing are confidential or may be   withheld from public disclosure under Chapter 552.           (d)     A hospital board is not required to comply with the   requirements of this section if compliance is not possible because   of an act of God, force majeure, or a similar cause not reasonably   within the board's control.           (e)     A hospital district shall maintain a publicly   accessible Internet website for the purpose of complying with this   section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an open meeting of the governing body of a hospital district for   which notice is given under Chapter 551, Government Code, on or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.