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MS SB2489
Bill
Status
Failed
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Lydia Chassaniol
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 25-41-3 of the Mississippi Code to revise the definition of "meeting" under the Open Meetings Act to require a quorum be present at the same time and place where official business may be conducted.
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Specifies that "meeting" includes assemblages through video or teleconference devices, but explicitly excludes serial assemblages of less than a quorum of members.
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Adds a new definition of "quorum" as the number of members who must be present simultaneously (including via video or teleconference) in a public body before official business may be conducted.
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Takes effect upon passage.
Legislative Description
Open Meetings Act; revise definitions.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015
Committee Referrals
Ethics1/19/2015
Full Bill Text
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