Bill Text: TX HB349 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain information related to parades, concerts, or other entertainment events open to the general public that are paid for with public funds.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-24 - Removed from local & uncontested calendar [HB349 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB349-Comm_Sub.html
By: Canales, Capriglione | H.B. No. 349 | |
(Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) | ||
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; | ||
May 11, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & | ||
Commerce; May 21, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: | ||
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 2017, sent to printer.) | ||
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relating to the disclosure under the public information law of | ||
certain information related to parades, concerts, or other | ||
entertainment events open to the general public that are paid for | ||
with public funds. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 552.104, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [ |
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requirement of Section 552.022 that a category of information | ||
listed under Section 552.022(a) is public information and not | ||
excepted from required disclosure under this chapter unless | ||
expressly confidential under law does not apply to information that | ||
is excepted from required disclosure under this section. | ||
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to information described | ||
by Section 552.022(a) relating to the receipt or expenditure of | ||
public or other funds by a governmental body for a parade, concert, | ||
or other entertainment event open to the general public and paid for | ||
in whole or part with public funds. A person, including a | ||
governmental body, may not include a provision in a contract | ||
related to an event described by this subsection that prohibits or | ||
would otherwise prevent the disclosure of information described by | ||
this subsection. A contract provision that violates this | ||
subsection is void. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to: | ||
(1) a request for information that is received by a | ||
governmental body or an officer for public information on or after | ||
the effective date of this Act; and | ||
(2) a contract entered into or renewed on or after the | ||
effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2017. | ||
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