HBA-EDN, KDB H.B. 1074 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1074
By: Farabee
State Affairs
2/21/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, governmental bodies are permitted to hold meetings by
videoconference call if a quorum is physically present at one location of
the meeting.  This may  be difficult to accomplish for governing bodies
whose jurisdiction and members are spread out across a large geographical
area.  House Bill 1074 authorizes meetings to be held by videoconference
call as long as a majority of the quorum is physically present at one
location. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1074 amends the Government Code to authorize a governmental body
to hold a meeting by videoconference call as long as a majority of the
quorum of the governmental body is physically present at one location of
the meeting. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1,  2001.