DE SB104 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 17 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-09-17 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This Bill amends the Freedom of Information Act to take advantage of current technology by permitting members of certain public bodies to participate in a meeting using video-conferencing under certain conditions. Public bodies, other than elected public bodies, would be permitted to conduct meetings by video-conferencing. For example, school boards would not be permitted to conduct meetings by video conferencing. The meeting would be held in multiple public places with video-conferencing capability allowing greater public participation. It would be necessary for the communication among members of the public body to be viewed and heard by members of the public who are present. This video-conferencing alternative is not available where a verbatim transcript of the proceeding may be necessary, except for public hearings on rules and regulations. For example, members of professional regulatory boards could not attend disciplinary hearings via video-conferencing. Video-conferencing would be permitted at routine meetings which require minutes.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act To Permit Video-conferencing In Certain Circumstances.

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Roll Calls

2009-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2009-06-17 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-09-17 Signed by Governor
2009-06-29 Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2009-06-29 Necessary rules are suspended in House
2009-06-18 Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
2009-06-17 Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2009-06-11 Reported Out of Committee (SUNSET) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2009-06-04 Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
2009-06-04 Assigned to Committee in Senate

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