Bill > H7676

This bill allows advisory bodies, which are defined as government entities that provide advice or recommendations but do not have decision-making authority, to participate in public meetings via videoconferencing, provided specific requirements are met, including ensuring public access to the virtual meeting without charge, maintaining effective communication for public input if offered, providing clear meeting notices with videoconferencing details, ensuring participants are visually present for quorum and voting, and making recordings available online for five years. Additionally, starting January 1, 2027, all city and town councils and school committees must livestream their meetings, also without charge to the public, and make recordings available online for five years, with further requirements for public input via videoconferencing by January 1, 2028. The bill also mandates that all documents discussed at public meetings be posted or linked with the agenda and made available to the public upon request.

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