Bill Text: TX HB194 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the display of emergency and other notices by a governmental entity on the entity's Internet website.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-20 - Filed [HB194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB194-Introduced.html
| 87S20592 MWC-D | ||
| By: Dominguez | H.B. No. 194 | |
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| relating to the display of emergency and other notices by a | ||
| governmental entity on the entity's Internet website. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as | ||
| redesignated from Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, by | ||
| H.B. 1154 and H.B. 3607, Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021, and as effective September 1, 2021, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 2051.203 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2051.203. REQUIRED POSTING OF NOTICE. (a) In this | ||
| section "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 2051.041. | ||
| (b) A governmental entity shall post in a prominent location | ||
| on the home page of the entity's Internet website: | ||
| (1) each emergency notification issued by the entity; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) any other official notice issued by the entity, | ||
| including notices regarding the entity's ability or inability to | ||
| provide services the entity normally provides to the public. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. | ||
