House Bill 30, a priority of Rep. Joe Moody to increase transparency in Texas’ public records law, hasn’t been signed in the Senate, raising concerns over the fate of a measure lauded by First Amendment advocates as a major victory. With propublica
to increase transparency in Texas’ public records law, still hasn’t been signed in the Senate, leaving it in legislative limbo and raising concerns about the fate of the measure, which was lauded by First Amendment advocates as a major victory.
The Texas Constitution requires the presiding officer of each house to sign all bills and joint resolutions. “Because we are unaware of any similar situation in modern history, this is an open legal question,” she said.Moody was elated when he finally got the bill over the finish line last month, calling it possibly the most consequential legislation he’d ever sent to the governor.
Video from the House floor on Monday, the last day of the regular session, shows a clerk reading off enrolled bills to be signed that day, including HB 30. KXAN reported Friday that a Senate journal clerk said the bill was never delivered to the chamber and that “it seems” the bill was left in the possession of the House.
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