Bill Text: TX HB2679 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to closed meeting deliberation regarding defense and military issues.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - Filed [HB2679 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB2679-Introduced.html
| By: Ordaz | H.B. No. 2679 | |
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| relating to closed meeting deliberation regarding defense | ||
| and military issues. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 551, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 551.092 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 551.092. DELIBERATION REGARDING DEFENSE AND MILITARY | ||
| ISSUES; CLOSED MEETING. (a) This section applies only to a | ||
| governmental body described by Section 551.001(3)(A) | ||
| (b) For purposes of this section: | ||
| (1)"defense, military, or aerospace issues" is defined | ||
| as matters involving: | ||
| (A) the United States Department of Defense | ||
| considering establishing headquarters, bases, missions, or other | ||
| major facilities in Texas; | ||
| (B) the National Aeronautics and Space | ||
| Administration considering establishing headquarters, missions, or | ||
| other major facilities in Texas; or | ||
| (C) economic incentives a governmental body may | ||
| offer to private entities or nonprofits to meet match or other | ||
| requirements established by the United States Department of Defense | ||
| or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in relation to | ||
| grants or strategic endeavors. | ||
| (2) "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" | ||
| is defined as the federal agency described in 51 U.S.C. Section | ||
| 20111, as amended, and all offices and other entities within its | ||
| organizational structure. | ||
| (3) "United States Department of Defense" is defined | ||
| as the federal department described in 10 U.S.C. Section 111, as | ||
| amended, and all departments, agencies, offices, and other entities | ||
| within its organizational structure. | ||
| (c) This chapter does not require a governmental body to | ||
| conduct an open meeting to discuss or deliberate defense, military, | ||
| or aerospace issues. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
