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Psychology committee backs SB 470 to extend remote‑meeting rules, flags member‑safety and access concerns
Summary
California Board of Psychology legislative committee voted to recommend a support position for SB 470, a bill that extends pandemic-era teleconferencing rules for state bodies. Members praised access gains but raised safety, logistics and public‑participation concerns and asked staff to press the author for fixes.
The California Board of Psychology Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee voted to recommend that the full board support Senate Bill 470, legislation that extends rules allowing state bodies to hold public meetings by teleconference.
The bill would keep rules that require remote meetings to be visible and audible to the public, allow remote public comment, require agendas to be posted in advance and keep roll‑call votes on the public record; staff described earlier draft language as permanently removing the current sunset date. A Department of Consumer Affairs legislative staff member said the…
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