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SB-782 Gubernatorial appointments: report.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1305 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 1304, to read:

1305.
 (a) Commencing January 1, 2026, the office of the Governor shall maintain on its internet website a list of each state board or commission, as well as the board or commission’s membership list, stated purpose, duties, meeting frequency, internet website, and any vacancies in its membership.
(b) On or before January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, the office of the Governor shall create and publish on its internet website a report that contains aggregate demographic information, to the extent available, of appointments by the office of the Governor from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of the previous year.
(c) For purposes of this section, “demographic information” includes, but is not limited to, the voluntarily self-reported ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability status, region, party affiliation, sexual orientation, and veteran status of the appointed individual.