District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

B 25-0331 — Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2023

Last action — Act A25-0170 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 009916, Expires on Oct 10, 2023

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Council
  4. ✓
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 15, 2023. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

45 added · 47 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to the Open Meetings Act now requires that public bodies take reasonable steps to ensure the public can view or hear meetings as they happen, or as soon as possible afterward if immediate access isn't technically feasible. This change is important because it enhances transparency and accountability in government by ensuring that citizens have access to public discussions, even if they can't attend in person. It reflects a growing recognition of the need for accessible governance, particularly in a digital landscape.

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__________________________ Councilmember Brooke Pinto 4 6 A BILL 8 ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Open Meetings Act of 2010 to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL AN ACT ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Open Meetings Act of 2010 to provide that a meeting shall be deemed open to the public if the public body takes steps reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL Sec.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 2
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Action History

  1. Act A25-0170 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 009916, Expires on Oct 10, 2023

  2. Returned from Mayor

  3. Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A25-0170, Expires on Oct 10, 2023

  4. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 12, 2023

  5. Final Reading

  6. Retained by the Council

  7. B25-0331 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Not Voting
Zachary Parker — Yea

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B 25-0331 is sponsored by Brooke Pinto.
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