DelawareShared attendance alone does not count as a government group’s meeting
A government group does not hold its own meeting merely because enough members to conduct business attend or serve in another government group’s meeting.
What it does
Enough members of a government group to conduct business can attend another group’s meeting, or serve on that group, without their presence alone counting as their own meeting.
Argument forOfficials could attend other government groups’ meetings with less confusion about whether their own group must also follow open-meeting rules.
Argument againstResidents could find overlapping groups harder to track because members’ attendance alone does not require a separate meeting notice for their own group.
More detail
Having enough members present to conduct business does not alone make another government group’s meeting a meeting of their own group. The rule covers public bodies under Delaware’s open-meeting law, including members who also serve on another public body. This rule applies only when attending or serving in the other group is the sole basis for counting the gathering as their own group’s meeting.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 23Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 23Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENTPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 19Assigned to Administration Committee in HouseMinor
- May 14Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its MeritsMinor
- Apr 21Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in SenateIntroduced
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