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AR HB1879

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robin Lundstrum

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • All officially scheduled, special, and called open public meetings of city councils and county quorum courts must be recorded in video format

  • Video recordings must be posted on the city council or county quorum court website within 24 hours after the public meeting

  • If no website exists, the video recording must be posted to a social media account created and maintained by the city council or county quorum court within 24 hours

  • Recording requirements do not apply to executive sessions or volunteer fire departments

  • Recordings of open public meetings must be maintained for a minimum of one year and kept in a format that can be reproduced upon request

Legislative Description

To Require All City Councils And County Quorum Courts To Post Video Recordings Of Public Meetings; And To Require All Public Meetings Of City Councils Or County Quorum Courts To Be Recorded In Video Format.

Last Action

Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

State Agencies & Governmental Affairs4/7/2025
City, County and Local Affairs3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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