Bill Title: Amends the Open Meetings Act. Permits a public body with statewide jurisdiction or with jurisdiction over more than 4,500 square miles to include members participating in a video or audio conference at specified locations when determining the physical presence of a quorum at an open meeting (now, a public body with statewide jurisdiction may include members participating in a video conference at specified locations when determining the physical presence of a quorum at an open meeting). Provides that the requirement that members of a public body with less than statewide jurisdiction be physically present at a closed meeting is limited to public bodies with jurisdiction over 4,500 or fewer square miles. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0664 [HB0793 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Amendment in Senate	2009-05-30	52	0	2	0	54	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-05-15	46	0	8	0	54	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-04-02	97	20	0	0	117	Passed	Link	View

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