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HB2679 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Lopez, Janie | Capriglione
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1706

  3. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  4. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  11. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  12. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  13. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  14. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  15. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  16. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  17. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  18. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2679 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R21853 TJB-F

By: Ordaz, Bonnen, Paul, Lopez of Cameron,

H.B. No. 2679

Capriglione, et al.

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2679:

By: Capriglione

C.S.H.B. No. 2679

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the governing board of a state

governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an

issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 551.092 to read as follows:

Sec.

551.092.

STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES: DEFENSE,

MILITARY, AND AEROSPACE ISSUES; CLOSED MEETING. (a) In this

section, "defense, military, or aerospace issue" means a matter

related to:

(1)

the establishment of an office, base, or major

facility in this state by the United States Department of Defense or

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or

(2)

an economic incentive a governmental body may

offer to a private entity or nonprofit organization to meet a match

requirement or other requirement established by the United States

Department of Defense or the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration in relation to grants or strategic endeavors.

(b)

The governing board of a governmental body described by

Section 551.001(3)(A) may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a

defense, military, or aerospace issue.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.