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      By: Hall S.B. No. 2424               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to access by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant   governor to certain governmental meetings or enforcement actions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 3, Government Code, is amended   by adding Chapter 307 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 307.   LEGISLATIVE ACCESS TO ENFORCEMENT ACTION             Sec.   307.001.     ACCESS REQUIRED. Notwithstanding any other   law, on request by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant   governor, a state agency shall allow the member or lieutenant   governor to accompany an employee of the agency performing an   enforcement action.            SECTION 2.  Subchapter E, Chapter 551, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 551.105 to read as follows:           Sec.   551.105.     ATTENDANCE FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. (a) A   governmental body shall on request of a member of the legislature or   the lieutenant governor allow the requestor to attend a closed   meeting of the governmental body if the requestor states that the   request is made for a legislative purpose.             (b)  A member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor     who has requested to attend a closed meeting must be given   reasonable notice before the meeting.             (c)     A member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor   who attends a closed meeting may observe the meeting only and may   not actively participate in the meeting.            SECTION 3.  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.