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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones. Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones. us/states/tx Texas Legislature 87 SB 244 Texas SB 244 (87)
bill
Economic & Industrial Development--General (I0214)
Open Meetings (I0546)
REINVESTMENT ZONES (S0342)
Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous (I0797)
enacted
Bettencourt
Campos
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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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/e1986113-a98b-42d2-96e6-6d2fafbd7223. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).