Increases online public access to criminal proceedings.
This bill preserves newspaper notice to establish such a tax. The bill requires an election to conform to Section 775.018, which cross-references Elections Code 4.003, and that section requires newspaper notice. This bill would require more disclosure in the notice, but wouldn’t change the newspaper requirement
Bill allows government to lump different people's requests and treat them as one. It is not the government's privilege to declare that a person is part of a particular group, nor to know why people are seeking information. Each individual has a right to request.
Donnis talked to Kacal by phone to get more info about the bill.
3/24 Donnis and Kelley Shannon meeting with Bryan (city of) folks about the bill. They are having a problem with vexatious requestors.
Includes new newspaper notice.
Targets sexual materials materials to minors on the Internet. Current language excludes news gathering organizations.
Companion to HB 3570 by Schatzline and HB 3570 by Leo-Wilson
Meet with author to amend. Reid's review: There is a notice requirement for these sales in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 647: The time and place of sale of real estate ... shall be ... published ... three consecutive weeks ...in newspaper.
Targets sexual materials materials to minors on the Internet. Current language excludes news gathering organizations. Similar to HB 3570 and HB 3585.
Substitute retains exception for news gathering organizations
MEET WITH AUTHOR: Change to “and” rather than a strike-through of newspaper notice. Companion is HB 4373 by Canales
Need to change to “and” rather than a strike-through of newspaper notice.
Companion is SB 2108 by Nathan Johnson
3/21: met with legislative director Geoffrey Hovatter - asked for the change. Later learned that change would not be accepted.
Donnis testified in opposition
4/25 Amended to address our concerns. Change to 3
Kelley Shannon: Arif Panju of FOIFT board testified successfully against this in the past.
Ed Sills AFLCIO: Bill would make public information law optional if requestor is from outside Texas - Lots of atrocious stuff this time.