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Council hears update on 80th Texas legislative session; city staff tracking hundreds of bills
Summary
City staff told San Antonio City Council on Feb. 27 that they are tracking about 700 bills during the 80th Texas Legislature and highlighted several measures that could affect local government authority, procurement, animal control and public information obligations.
Sally Basurka, the cityDirector for Government Affairs, briefed San Antonio City Council on Feb. 27 about the 80th Texas Legislature, summarizing priority bills and potential impacts to city programs.
Key facts from the briefing: the state has filed more than 4,500 bills to date, and the citygovernment affairs office is tracking roughly 700. Committee assignments were announced, and several San Antonio-area delegation members hold influential committee posts relevant to city priorities.
Bills and themes the city is tracking (as summarized by city staff during the briefing): - SB 19: A draft bill limiting use of public funds for lobbying by political subdivisions and allowing private suits in some circumstances. City staff said this bill, as filed, would not affect internal government-affairs staff but could curb local governmentsability…
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