Grassroots Priorities 2.0

HB4990

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Terry Canales (D)
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Caption: Relating to compliance with the public information law, including establishment of an open records hotline to provide information about the requirements of the public information law.
Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $12,249,424.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.

Mar 13, 2025

(H) Canales signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Apr 3, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican

Apr 16, 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 17, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 8, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

May 9, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 11, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Ashley Kontnier for Barton Publications- Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Donnis Baggett for self (with Texas Press Association)
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action)
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kelley Shannon for Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Shannon Halbrook for Every Texan
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Thomas Parkinson for self