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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones."
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description: "Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "SB 244"
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citation: "Texas SB 244 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Economic & Industrial Development--General (I0214)", "Open Meetings (I0546)", "REINVESTMENT ZONES (S0342)", "Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous (I0797)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Campos"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2020-12-14"
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last_action: "2021-06-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1986113-a98b-42d2-96e6-6d2fafbd7223"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 244.xml"
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source_hash: "ba9f468056e1e3b5b5492b7478c698ada558352bc6473f1f6cabc071baa9c012"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 244 (87) — Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00244F.HTM)
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Campos — primary (person)
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- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-14** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2020-12-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-03** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-03-26** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-03-30** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-03-30** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
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- **2021-03-31** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-03-31** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-03-31** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-03-31** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-03-31** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-03-31** Record vote
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- **2021-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-31** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** Record vote
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- **2021-03-31** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-01** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-07** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-12** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-13** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-14** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-18** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2021-05-21** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Record vote
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- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** House passage reported
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- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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