2023 – Senate Bill 544 (Laird, John), Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: Teleconferencing (Chaptered)
Bill Number
SB 544
Legislative Session
2023-2024
Bill Information
Categoría
Administrative Procedures
Estado
Chaptered
Autor
Laird.John
Contacto
Office of Legislative Affairs
Correo electrónico
Summary
This bill revises, and repeals on January 1, 2026, certain teleconference requirements under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Bagley-Keene), which requires all meetings of a State body be open and public. The bill, among other things, authorizes a State body to hold an open meeting by teleconference, provided that a majority of the members of the State body are physically present at the same teleconference location. The bill allows additional members of the State body in excess of a majority of the members to attend and participate in the meeting from a remote location, which is not required to be accessible to the public and disclosed in the notice and agenda.