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CA AB885

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Bill Quirk

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires state bodies conducting meetings by teleconference to make open portions both audibly and visually observable to the public, not just audible.

  • Requires a designated primary physical meeting location where agendas are posted and members of the public may physically attend and participate.

  • Extends remote participation requirements to all multimember state bodies, requiring them to provide means for public to both audibly and visually observe meetings when members participate remotely.

  • Requires state bodies that adjourn and reconvene meetings on the same day to communicate how the public may both audibly and visually observe the reconvened meeting.

  • Makes legislative findings that removing the requirement to post agendas at each remote location protects the personal privacy of public officials while preserving public access to government proceedings.

Legislative Description

Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Governmental Organization2/25/2021

Full Bill Text

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