Texas § 551.145 CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE; PENALTY.

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§ 551.145 — CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE; PENALTY.

Texas § 551.145

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 551.145 (2026).

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Sec. 551.145. CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE; PENALTY.

(a)A member of a governmental body commits an offense if the member participates in a closed meeting of the governmental body knowing that a certified agenda of the closed meeting is not being kept or that a recording of the closed meeting is not being made.

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

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Sec. 551.145. CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A member of a governmental body commits an offense if the member participates in a closed meeting of the governmental body knowing that a certified agenda of the closed meeting is not being kept or that a recording of the closed meeting is not being made.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 471 ), Sec. 15, eff. May 18, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 471 ), Sec. 16, eff. May 18, 2013.