Bill Text: TX HB3838 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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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: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-17 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB3838 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3838-Introduced.html

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87R11401 MWC-D
By: Dominguez H.B. No. 3838

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes
becomes law.
(b) Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2019, is redesignated as Subchapter F, Chapter 2051,
Government Code, and 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. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
not become law.
(b) Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2019, is amended by adding Section 2051.153 to read as
follows:
Sec. 2051.153. 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 3. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes
becomes law.
(b) Section 2051.151, Government Code, as added by Chapter
1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
2019, is redesignated as Section 2051.201, Government Code, and
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2051.201 [2051.151]. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Except as provided by Sections 2051.202(b) and 2051.203 [Section
2051.152(b)], this subchapter applies only to a political
subdivision with the authority to impose a tax that at any time on
or after January 1, 2019, maintained a publicly accessible Internet
website.
SECTION 4. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
not become law.
(b) Section 2051.151, Government Code, as added by Chapter
1029 (H.B. 305), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
2019, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2051.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as
provided by Sections [Section] 2051.152(b) and 2051.153, this
subchapter applies only to a political subdivision with the
authority to impose a tax that at any time on or after January 1,
2019, maintained a publicly accessible Internet website.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.