HB 2520 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the open meetings law.

HB 2520 amends Texas' open meetings law to expand the definition of "governmental body" subject to public meeting requirements. It adds entities like reinvestment zone boards, workforce development boards, certain nonprofit water corporations, and local workforce boards to the list of groups required to follow open meeting rules. The bill also requires more specific meeting notices, including detailed agendas that clearly identify topics of public interest and any items discussed in closed sessions. This legislation, which passed both chambers in May 2025, was vetoed by the Governor on June 22, 2025.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Vetoed Jun 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 31, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends the Texas Open Meetings Law to update the definition of 'governmental body' and reorganize sections related to meeting notices and personnel matters. The changes primarily involve formatting and structural reorganization of existing provisions rather than substantive policy alterations.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Texas Open Meetings Law, with no changes to which entities are covered or what requirements apply to them.

DEFINITION

Reorganized and reformatted the definition of 'governmental body' in Section 551.001(3) to improve clarity and readability, though the list of covered entities remains unchanged.

REQUIREMENT

Reformatted the notice requirements in Section 551.041 to improve structure, but the actual requirements for public notice remain the same.

Reformatted the personnel matters closed meeting provisions in Section 551.074 to improve structure, but the exemptions for closed meetings remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Repealed Section 551.083 and reorganized the effective date and certification sections for better formatting and consistency.

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 22, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor

executive

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business & Commerce

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors