District of ColumbiaD.C. counted meetings open with reasonable public viewing or listening steps
For 225 days, D.C. counted meetings as open when public bodies took reasonable steps for live viewing or listening, or access as soon afterward as reasonably possible if technology prevented it.
What it does
D.C. public bodies could count meetings as open if they took reasonable steps to let people watch or hear them live. If technology prevented this, they could aim for access as soon afterward as reasonably possible.
Argument forPeople who could not attend a D.C. public body's meeting might have followed it live by watching or listening.
Argument againstIf technology blocked live access, people might have seen or heard a D.C. public body's meeting only afterward, missing the chance to follow it live.
More detail
D.C. counted a public body's meeting as open if it took reasonable steps to let people watch or hear it. The rule covered meetings of D.C. public bodies. The steps had to aim for access during the meeting. If technology made that impossible, they could aim for access as soon afterward as reasonably possible. The rule lasted 225 days after the act took effect.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 16Law L26-0005, Effective from May 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 005854, Expires on Dec 17, 2025Latest
- Mar 25Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Mar 21Act A26-0026 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003120
- Mar 19Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0026Became Law
- Mar 18Returned from Mayor
- Mar 4Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 18, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Feb 7Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0088 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Feb 4First ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Feb 4Retained by the Council
- Feb 3B26-0088 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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