Vetoed by Governor Authored by Ann Johnson (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the open meetings law. Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2520 seeks to amend the Texas Open Meetings Act by expanding the definition of "governmental body" to include additional entities, such as boards of managers appointed under the Education Code. The bill also modifies notice requirements by mandating that meeting agendas be sufficiently specific to inform the public about all topics to be discussed, particularly those of special interest. Additionally, it revises the rules regarding closed meetings for personnel matters, clarifying that certain discussions affecting a class of employees must be conducted in public unless an individual employee requests otherwise.
Joint authors: Cain (R); Leo Wilson (R); Olcott (R); Simmons (D) Sponsors: Middleton (R)
Feb 6, 2025
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 17, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
Apr 9, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) House Delivery of Government Efficiency met. (H) Simmons signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Olcott signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#1073: Yea 139 (R 79, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed
May 5, 2025
(S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Left pending in committee
May 22, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 28, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote
May 29, 2025
(H) Senate passage reported
May 30, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled (H) Signed in the House
May 31, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor
(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Donnis Baggett for self (with Texas Press Association) (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jaime Puente for self (with Every Texan) (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kelley Shannon for Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Mike Hodges for Texas Press Association (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Mike Hodges for Texas Press Association (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Raif Calvert for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Raif Calvert for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steven Deline for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Deline for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Thomas Parkinson for self
