Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 894 — Governing Body Meetings

Last action — Died in Rules

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Governing Body Meetings; Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; providing limitations on such meetings; providing that certain limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended by the Governor, for a specified timeframe, upon a declared state of emergency impacting the municipality in which the meeting would occur, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2024 SB 894 By Senator Bradley 6-01133-24 2024894__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to governing body meetings;
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 894 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senators Bradley and Yarborough 585-03004-24 2024894c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to governing body meetings;
providing that the limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended upon a declared state of emergency;
providing that certain limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended by the Governor, for a specified timeframe, upon a declared state of emergency impacting the municipality in which the meeting would occur;
166.0213 Governing body meetings.— (3)(a) The governing body of a municipality may convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means as long as such meetings meet all of the requirements for public notice, public access, and public participation.
166.0213 Governing body meetings.— (3)(a) The governing body of a municipality may convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means as long as such meetings:
A governing body may not convene meetings via teleconferencing or other technological means more than two times per calendar year.
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Meetings that include formal action on ordinances or are quasi-judicial hearings may not be conducted via teleconferencing or other technological means.
Meet all of the requirements for public notice, public access, and public participation.
(b) The limitations placed on meetings conducted via teleconferencing or other technological means under paragraph (a) may be suspended upon the declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 252.
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Do not convene meetings via teleconferencing or other technological means more than two times per calendar year.
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Do not include formal action on ordinances.
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Are not a quasi-judicial hearing.
(b) The limitations placed on meetings conducted via teleconferencing or other technological means under sub- Page 1 of 2 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2024 SB 894 6-01133-24 2024894__ Section 2.
Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 894 585-03004-24 2024894c1 paragraphs (a)2., (a)3., and (a)4.
may be suspended by the Governor during the first 60 days of a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to chapter 252 which affects the municipality in which the meeting would occur.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. Now in Rules

  3. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  6. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  7. Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

  8. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  9. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 401 Senate Building

  10. Introduced

  11. Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

  12. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 2000
Republican 4000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 894 do?
Governing Body Meetings; Authorizing governing bodies of municipalities to convene meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or other technological means if certain conditions are met; providing limitations on such meetings; providing that certain limitations placed on such meetings may be suspended by the Governor, for a specified timeframe, upon a declared state of emergency impacting the municipality in which the meeting would occur, etc.
Who sponsors SB 894?
SB 894 is sponsored by Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Bradley, Jennifer (Republican), and Yarborough, Clay (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 894?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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