Bill Text: TX SCR56 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to examine all state open-government laws.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [SCR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR56-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 56 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Public Information Act has recently been | ||
| impacted by court decisions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the 85th Legislative Session, lawmakers and | ||
| other stakeholders spent months collaborating on several bills to | ||
| improve the Act, with many proposals garnering broad support; | ||
| despite those efforts, significant reforms failed to pass, leaving | ||
| TPIA still susceptible to a number of loopholes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Government transparency is a vital component of an | ||
| informed citizenry, and it is incumbent on the State of Texas to | ||
| ensure that the public have access to information regarding how | ||
| their government functions in order to promote accountability, | ||
| openness, and honesty; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives to create a joint interim committee to examine | ||
| all state open-government laws, including the Texas Public | ||
| Information Act, for opportunities to improve transparency and | ||
| accountability; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including | ||
| its findings and recommendations, to the 86th Texas Legislature | ||
| before it convenes in January 2019; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be | ||
| governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim | ||
| committees as the 85th Legislature may adopt. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House | ||
| on May 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
