Bill Text: TX HB1522 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 1522

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-04 - Filed [HB1522 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1522-Introduced.html

	89R5248 GP-F

	By: Gerdes	H.B. No. 1522



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.043, Government Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; POSTING OF
	BUDGET; GENERAL RULE.
	SECTION 2. Section 551.043, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
	follows:
	(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 three business days [~~72 hours~~] before the
	scheduled date [~~time~~] of the meeting, except as provided by
	Sections 551.044, 551.045, and 551.046 [~~551.044-551.046~~].
	(c) The notice of a meeting required to be posted under
	Subsection (a) at which a governmental body will discuss or adopt a
	budget for the governmental body must include a physical copy of the
	budget.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.