HB 2028 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the Internet and other electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings law.

HB 2028 requires certain Texas governmental entities - including municipalities, counties, school districts, junior college districts, development corporations, regional mobility authorities, and specific district authorities - to post meeting notices and agendas on their website home pages in addition to existing posting requirements. This applies only to entities that maintain a website, effective September 1, 2025. The bill ensures public access to meeting information through a centralized online location while allowing for technical issues beyond the entity’s control to not invalidate compliance. It does not apply to all governmental bodies or entities without websites.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 7, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to an engrossed version with substantive policy changes. The primary change is adding a new requirement for county governmental bodies to post meeting notices on a physical bulletin board in the county courthouse or an electronic display, in addition to online posting. This expands the scope of posting requirements to include physical accessibility options for counties.
Scope change
Added specific posting requirements for county governmental bodies that were not previously detailed in the original draft
REQUIREMENT

Requires county governmental bodies to post meeting notices on a physical bulletin board in the county courthouse or via electronic display

Reorganized and clarified the structure of Sections 551.049 and 551.056 in the Government Code

TECHNICAL

Updated bill formatting and metadata from introduced to engrossed version

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

1440
Passed
Total votes 144
May 7, 2025
D Democratic58
58 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican86
86 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors