H.B. No. 214
 
 
 
 
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. If
  appropriated funds or donations are available in the amount
  necessary to cover the cost, 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.  The Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal
  Appeals are required to implement this Act only if the legislature
  appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
  legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
  purpose, the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals
  may, but are not required to, implement this Act using other
  appropriations available for the purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 214 was passed by the House on May 4,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 214 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 9, 2
  present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 214 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 23, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor