---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones."
description: "Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Texas SB 244 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic & Industrial Development--General (I0214)", "Open Meetings (I0546)", "REINVESTMENT ZONES (S0342)", "Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous (I0797)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Campos"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-12-14"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1986113-a98b-42d2-96e6-6d2fafbd7223"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 244.xml"
source_hash: "ba9f468056e1e3b5b5492b7478c698ada558352bc6473f1f6cabc071baa9c012"
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 SB 244 (87) — Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones.

## 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/SB00244I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Campos — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-14** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-12-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-26** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-30** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-30** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2021-03-31** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-31** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-31** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-31** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-31** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-31** Record vote
- **2021-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Record vote
- **2021-03-31** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-01** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-12** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-14** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/e1986113-a98b-42d2-96e6-6d2fafbd7223`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).