Bill > H3213

This bill aims to update the Open Meeting Law in Massachusetts to support remote participation in public meetings. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing public bodies to permit remote participation by members during meetings, where members can vote and be considered present for quorum and other purposes. 2. Requiring public bodies to ensure that the deliberations are clearly audible to all participants, whether attending remotely or in-person. 3. Mandating that public bodies provide adequate alternative means for the public to access and, where required, participate in the virtual meetings, without any subscription or charge. 4. Requiring public bodies conducting remote meetings to ensure that any party required to appear before them can do so through remote means. 5. Requiring the executive body of each municipality to develop and adopt standards and guidelines for remote participation in public meetings prior to any remote meetings being held.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3213