Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.
SB 2485 expands Texas' open meetings law to require more government entities to broadcast and archive their meetings online. It adds new covered entities like school districts with 10,000+ students, large municipalities (50,000+ population), and certain special districts to the existing list. The bill mandates these bodies must stream meetings live on their websites and maintain accessible archives. This applies to 15 specific types of boards and commissions, including water supply corporations, workforce boards, and housing authorities, as defined in the amended law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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Apr 3, 2025
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Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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