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H.B. No. 2381
AN ACT
relating to posting on the Internet the notice of a meeting of a
governmental body.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 551.043, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL
RULE. (a) The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be
posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times for at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the
meeting, except as provided by Sections 551.044-551.046.
(b) If this chapter specifically requires or allows a
governmental body to post notice of a meeting on the Internet:
(1) the governmental body satisfies the requirement
that the notice must be posted in a place readily accessible to the
general public at all times by making a good-faith attempt to
continuously post the notice on the Internet during the prescribed
period;
(2) the governmental body must still comply with any
duty imposed by this chapter to physically post the notice at a
particular location; and
(3) if the governmental body makes a good-faith
attempt to continuously post the notice on the Internet during the
prescribed period, the notice physically posted at the location
prescribed by this chapter must be readily accessible to the
general public during normal business hours.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2381 was passed by the House on May 9,
2005, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in Senate
amendments to H.B. No. 2381 on May 27, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2381 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor