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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1291: Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring an action for declaratory judgment under the open meetings law or public information law regarding compliance or action by a governmental body.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1291 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring an action for declaratory judgment under the open meetings law or public information law regarding compliance or action by a governmental body. Primary sponsor: Johnson. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): Co-author authorized.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Co-author authorized
  2. Referred to Business & Commerce
  3. Read first time
  4. Filed
  5. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source