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2007 SESSION
HB 2553 Freedom of Information Act; allows governing body to meet electronically when state of emergency.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings by local governing bodies; declaration of local state of emergency. Allows a local governing body to meet by electronic communication means when a local state of emergency has been declared in accordance with § 44-146.21 provided (i) the meeting is necessary to take action to address the emergency, (ii) notice, reasonable under the circumstances, of the emergency meeting shall be given contemporaneously with the notice provided members of the local governing body conducting the meeting, (iii) the local governing body makes arrangements for public participation, and (iv) the local governing body otherwise complies with the requirements for electronic communication meetings.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078031300
- 01/09/07 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/07 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/01/07 House: Passed by in General Laws with letter by voice vote
- 02/01/07 House: Letter sent to FOIA