Bill > S2011

This bill amends existing laws to allow public bodies and town meetings to hold remote or hybrid participation meetings. Key provisions include: - Allowing public bodies to hold remote or hybrid meetings where all participants can clearly hear each other, and providing public access through adequate alternative means. - Allowing town meeting moderators to request that their town's select board or board of selectmen call for a remote or hybrid town meeting, which the select board must vote on within 10 business days. - Requiring select boards that approve remote/hybrid town meetings to issue a public notice and warrant with meeting details, and to submit the approval to the state Attorney General. - Allowing remote town meeting members to participate and vote, and requiring recording and preservation of the meeting proceedings. - Directing the Attorney General to develop standards and guidelines for remote/hybrid participation in public bodies and town meetings. The bill aims to provide more flexibility and accessibility for public meetings while ensuring transparency and public access.