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  6. HB203 Alabama 2021 Session

HB203 Alabama 2021 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Text
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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Tim Wadsworth
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Open Meetings Act, further define terms deliberation and meeting, technical revisions, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd.
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

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

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

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

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

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.

Subjects
Open Meetings

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 2, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Text

Download HB203 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB203 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
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