District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

B 25-0332 — Virtual Open Meetings Authority Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2023

Last action — Law L25-0053, Effective from Sep 16, 2023 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 013064, Expires on Apr 28, 2024

  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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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 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to the Open Meetings Act allows public bodies more flexibility in how they conduct open meetings. Specifically, if it's not possible to provide live viewing or listening access to the meeting, they now must ensure that the public can access a recording as soon as feasible after it concludes. This change helps to ensure that even if technology fails at the moment, the public can still engage with the content of the meeting, supporting transparency and accountability.

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ENGROSSED ORIGINAL A BILL 3 25-332 5 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 _______________ 9 To amend, on a temporary 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 a temporary 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.
ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(4) 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.”.
“(4) 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.
(a) 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), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
(a) 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), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) 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. Law L25-0053, Effective from Sep 16, 2023 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 013064, Expires on Apr 28, 2024

  2. Transmitted to Congress

  3. Act A25-0180 Published in DC Register Vol 70 and Page 010696

  4. Returned from Mayor

  5. Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A25-0180

  6. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 07, 2023

  7. Final Reading, CC

  8. Notice of Intent to Act on B25-0332 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. First Reading

  10. Retained by the Council

  11. B25-0332 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

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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, CC

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
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 — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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First 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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Subjects

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B 25-0332 is sponsored by Brooke Pinto.
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