Bill Text: TX HB214 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the recordings.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB214 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB214-Introduced.html

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85R1984 JG-F
By: Canales H.B. No. 214

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme
Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the
recordings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 22.303 to read as follows:
Sec. 22.303. RECORDING OF CERTAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS. The
supreme court and the court of criminal appeals shall make a video
recording or other electronic visual and audio recording of each
oral argument and public meeting of the court and post the recording
on the court's Internet website.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.