HB203 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Open Meetings Act, further define terms deliberation and meeting, technical revisions, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under current law, the definition of meetings within the Alabama Open meetings Act does not include certain gatherings of a quorum of a governmental body which involve an exchange of information or ideas relating to a matter that will come before the full governmental body, unless there is actual deliberation among those members at that time</p><p class="bill_description"> Also under current law, the definition of deliberation within the Alabama Open Meetings Act does not include an exchange of information or ideas in the presence of a quorum of members of a governmental body intended to influence a decision as to how those members of the governmental body should vote on a certain matter, unless the exchange occurs between the members</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would amend the Alabama Open Meetings Act, to include within the definition of deliberation an exchange of information or ideas in the presence of a quorum of members of a governmental body that is intended to influence how those members of the governmental body should vote on a certain matter</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also amend the Alabama Open Meetings Act, to include within the definition of meeting a gathering of a quorum of members of a governmental body during which the members hear deliberation on a matter that will come before that body</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Open Meetings Act; to amend Section 36-25A-2, to further define the terms deliberation and meeting; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. </p>

Subjects

Open Meetings