Bill Text: TX HB144 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the display of emergency and other notices by a governmental entity on the entity's Internet website.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-08 - Filed [HB144 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB144-Introduced.html

	87S10328 MWC-D

	By: Dominguez	H.B. No. 144



	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. Subchapter F, Chapter 2051, Government Code, as
	redesignated from Subchapter E, Chapter 2051, Government Code, by
	H.B. 1154 and H.B. 3607, Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2021, and as effective September 1, 2021, is 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. This Act takes effect December 1, 2021.