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CO HB1025

CO HB1025
Nonsubstantive Emails And Open Meetings Law

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Introduced
02/16/2021
In Committee
03/18/2021
Crossed Over
03/29/2021
Passed
03/29/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/07/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Under current provisions of the Open Meetings Law (OML), if elected officials use electronic mail to discuss pending legislation or other public business among themselves, the electronic mail constitutes a meeting that is subject to the OML's requirements. The bill substitutes the word "exchange" for the word "use" in describing the type of electronic mail communication that triggers the application of the OML. The bill also clarifies existing statutory provisions to specify that electronic mail communication between elected officials that does not relate to the merits or substance of pending legislation or other public business is not a meeting for OML purposes. Under the bill, the type of electronic communication that also does not constitute a meeting for OML purposes includes electronic communication regarding scheduling and availability as well as electronic communication that is sent by an elected official for the purpose of forwarding information, responding to an inquiry from an individual who is not a member of the state or local public body, or posing a question for later discussion by the public body.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Colorado Open Meetings Law to clarify that electronic communication among elected officials does not constitute a "meeting" subject to the law's requirements unless the communication relates to the merits or substance of pending legislation or other public business. Specifically, the bill substitutes the word "exchange" for "use" in describing the type of electronic communication that triggers the application of the Open Meetings Law. The bill also specifies that electronic communication regarding scheduling, forwarding information, responding to inquiries, or posing questions for later discussion does not constitute a "meeting" for the purposes of the law. The bill provides definitions for the term "merits or substance" to clarify the types of electronic communication that would be subject to the Open Meetings Law.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (13)

Last Action

Governor Signed (on 04/07/2021)

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