Relating to the meeting place of the board of a municipal utility district.
HB 2561 establishes rules for where municipal utility district boards must hold meetings. It requires boards to designate one or more meeting places within their district, though private residences or offices may be used if declared public and open to attendees. The bill allows meetings outside the district only if no suitable location exists inside (with the site near district boundaries and, if within a city, within municipal limits), and mandates written notice to the commission and public publication in a local newspaper. This directly affects municipal utility district boards across Texas, changing how they schedule and publicize meetings.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
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Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
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Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
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lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
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Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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