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Committee approves requirement for local governments to post meeting recordings online despite opposition from municipal and county officials
Summary
A bill requiring cities, city councils and quorum courts to post video recordings of meetings online (including Facebook as an option) was passed as amended; opponents warned it would be an unfunded mandate for small municipalities and counties.
The City, County & Local Affairs Committee passed a bill requiring cities, city councils and quorum courts to post recordings of their meetings online or on social media; the committee adopted two amendments before passing the bill.
Representative Robin Lundstrom (District 18) said the bill requires local bodies to post video recordings and gives small jurisdictions one year to comply. "This bill simply adds cities and city councils and quorum court to post the recordings of their videos of their meetings online or on…
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