H.B. No. 214         AN ACT   relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme   Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the   recordings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 22.303 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.303.  RECORDING OF CERTAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS. If   appropriated funds or donations are available in the amount   necessary to cover the cost, the supreme court and the court of   criminal appeals shall make a video recording or other electronic   visual and audio recording of each oral argument and public meeting   of the court and post the recording on the court's Internet website.          SECTION 2.  The Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal   Appeals are required to implement this Act only if the legislature   appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the   legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that   purpose, the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals   may, but are not required to, implement this Act using other   appropriations available for the purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 214 was passed by the House on May 4,   2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 214 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 9, 2   present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 214 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 23, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor