Government Code §311.013

In force on Jan 18, 2006 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1985 · same as today's text

AUTHORITY AND QUORUM OF PUBLIC BODY

(a) A grant of authority to three or more persons as a public body confers the authority on a majority of the number of members fixed by statute. (b) A quorum of a public body is a majority of the number of members fixed by statute.

History: Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Oct 18, 2019 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 1985 · seen Oct 2019–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0554 (Jan 18, 2006): Whether the State Board of Education may adopt a procedural rule that requires a vote of greater than a majority of the number of members of the board fixed by statute, i.e., a "supermajority"

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