---
title: Open Meetings - Texas Legislation
subject: Open Meetings
total_bills: 18
unique_authors: 16
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/open-meetings"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Open Meetings

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 18
- **Unique Authors:** 16
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 10

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 10 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 8 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Terry Wilson** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Candy Noble** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Carl Tepper** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Caroline Harris Davila** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Giovanni Capriglione** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (7 shared bills)
- [PUBLIC NOTICE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/public-notice) (6 shared bills)
- [Electronic Information Systems](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/electronic-information-systems) (6 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (6 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (5 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (4 shared bills)
- [Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/governor) (4 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 3 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 2 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 2 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 1 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and operation... | Critical | High |
| [SB3070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3070-89th-regular) | Relating to the abolishment of the Texas L... | Critical | High |
| [HB1522](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1522-89th-regular) | Relating to notice of a meeting held under... | Critical | Low |
| [HB5154](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5154-89th-regular) | Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Pr... | Critical | Low |
| [SB413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb413-89th-regular) | Relating to the meetings of the boards of ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb140-89th-regular) | Relating to advisory bodies for the D... | Candy Noble (R) | Low |
| [HB1522](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1522-89th-regular) | Relating to notice of a meeting held ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Critical |
| [HB2253](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2253-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority to cancel c... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Low |
| [HB3112](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3112-89th-regular) | Relating to the application of the op... | Carl Tepper (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3284-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Texas... | James Frank (R) | Low |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and oper... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB3711](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3711-89th-regular) | Relating to assistance in the investi... | Giovanni Capriglione (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4903](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4903-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Caroline Harris Davila (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5154](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5154-89th-regular) | Relating to the Joint Admission Medic... | Terry Wilson (R) | Critical |
| [HB5534](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5534-89th-regular) | Relating to the electronic posting of... | Terry Wilson (R) | Low |
| [SB1259](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1259-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of land su... | Robert Nichols (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1504](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1504-89th-regular) | Relating to meetings of the board of ... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Low |
| [SB1706](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1706-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the gove... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Low |
| [SB2145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2145-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the advi... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB3070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3070-89th-regular) | Relating to the abolishment of the Te... | Bob Hall (R) | Critical |
| [SB413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb413-89th-regular) | Relating to the meetings of the board... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the Demen... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [SB710](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb710-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and use... | Sarah Eckhardt (D) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/open-meetings)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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