Bill Text: TX SB1237 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas Senate Bill 1237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the policy board of certain metropolitan planning organizations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB1237 Detail]

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	By: Taylor of Collin	S.B. No. 1237
	(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2015; March 17, 2015, read
	first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
	April 8, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
	Nays 0; April 8, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT

	relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the policy
	board of a metropolitan planning organization.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 472, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Section 472.036 to read as follows:
	Sec. 472.036. INTERNET BROADCAST AND ARCHIVE OF OPEN
	MEETINGS. In a manner that complies with Section 551.128(c),
	Government Code, a metropolitan planning organization shall
	broadcast over the Internet live video and audio of each open
	meeting held by the policy board. Subsequently, the organization
	shall make available through the organization's Internet website
	archived video and audio for each meeting for which live video and
	audio was provided under this section.
	SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
	an open meeting held on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.

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