Bill Text: TX HB214 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the recordings.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB214 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB214-Introduced.html
  85R1984 JG-F
 
  By: Canales H.B. No. 214
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme
  Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the
  recordings.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 22.303 to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.303.  RECORDING OF CERTAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS. The
  supreme court and the court of criminal appeals shall make a video
  recording or other electronic visual and audio recording of each
  oral argument and public meeting of the court and post the recording
  on the court's Internet website.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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