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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of a person in attendance at an open meeting |
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of a governmental body to stream live video and audio of the meeting |
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on the Internet. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 551.023, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.023. RECORDING OR LIVESTREAMING OF MEETING BY |
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PERSON IN ATTENDANCE. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.023(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A person in attendance at an open meeting of a |
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governmental body may: |
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(1) record all or any part of the [an open] meeting [of |
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a governmental body] by means of a recorder, video camera, or other |
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means of aural or visual reproduction; or |
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(2) stream live video and audio of all or any part of |
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the meeting on the Internet. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |