Bill Text: TX HB2977 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to electronic communications during a public meeting; creating an offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-28 - Left pending in committee [HB2977 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2977-Introduced.html
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| By: Hunter | H.B. No. 2977 | |
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| relating to electronic communications during a public meeting; | ||
| creating an offense. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 551.143, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read | ||
| as follows: | ||
| (a) A member or group of members of a governmental body | ||
| commits an offense if the member or group of members knowingly: | ||
| (1) conspires to circumvent this chapter by meeting in | ||
| numbers less than a quorum for the purpose of secret deliberations | ||
| in violation of this chapter; or | ||
| (2) transmits an electronic communication during a | ||
| public meeting. | ||
| (c) In this section, "electronic communication" includes an | ||
| e-mail, text message, instant message, or posting on an Internet | ||
| website. | ||
| (d) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to an electronic | ||
| communication that contains only administrative or ministerial | ||
| information or that is sent in relation to an emergency situation. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
