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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the requirements for meetings held and Internet websites developed by certain special purpose districts."
+description: "Relating to the requirements for meetings held and Internet websites developed by certain special purpose districts."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1154"
+citation: "Texas HB 1154 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["INTERNET (S0130)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous (I0770)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Jetton", "Kolkhorst", "Metcalf"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-15"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a92e081e-19a4-4b83-863f-2705551fe1e6"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01100_HB01199/HB 1154.xml"
+source_hash: "12146d3772d2b36012404b58260403bcf2fdbe8ae5a0a20ffe7092ce8ba26d47"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1154 (87) — Relating to the requirements for meetings held and Internet websites developed by certain special purpose districts.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01154I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01154E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01154H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01154S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01154F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **148–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **148–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
+- Jetton — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-15** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-04** Referred to County Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-13** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-23** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-23** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-23** Record vote
+- **2021-04-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-23** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-13** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a92e081e-19a4-4b83-863f-2705551fe1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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