D.C. act allowed later meeting access when technology prevented live access

A D.C. public body's meeting counted as open if it took reasonable steps to let people watch or hear it. This covered meetings of D.C. public bodies. The body had to take those steps during the meeting. If technology made live access infeasible, it could take them as soon afterward as reasonably practical. The act sets July 5, 2025, as its application date and caps its term at 90 days after it takes effect.

Council members and the Mayor could meet outside D.C.'s open meetings rules. The exception covered meetings between D.C. Council members and the Mayor. They could not decide any official action at the meeting. The act sets July 5, 2025, as this rule's application date and caps its term at 90 days after the act takes effect.

A D.C. public body could use an exception to open meeting rules for certain safety discussions and briefings. The methods had to address existing or potential terrorist activity or other major dangers to public health and safety. The exception applied only if disclosure could endanger the public or the public body. It also covered briefings about the methods from staff, lawyers, or public safety officials. The act sets July 5, 2025, as this rule's application date and caps its term at 90 days after the act takes effect.

The D.C. Council could adopt its own rules for gatherings of its members. For the Council, a meeting meant a regular or additional legislative meeting or a committee meeting where members voted. The Council's rules had to meet D.C.'s open meetings policy. Until the Council adopted such rules, the act's rules applied. The act sets July 5, 2025, as these rules' application date and caps their term at 90 days after the act takes effect.