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Committee advances bill to require local governments to record and post public meetings, adopts amendment on timing and definitions
Summary
After testimony from municipal associations and a trade group, a House committee approved HB 362 as amended to require local governing bodies to make audio/video recordings of open meetings available online within two business days; members debated rural broadband, costs and enforcement.
A House committee on Thursday advanced House Bill 362, which would require cities, counties and local boards of education to make audio and video recordings of open public meetings available online. The committee adopted an amendment that defines key terms and requires recordings to be posted no later than two business days after adjournment.
Representative Parker moved the amendment that added definitions for "local governing body" and specified that an audio and video recording must be "available to view online no later than 2 business days after the adjournment of the meeting."…
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