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Senate Bill 984 |
Senate Author: Ellis |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Perry |
Senate Bill 984 amends the Government Code to change the conditions under which a meeting of a state governmental body or certain regional governmental bodies may be held by videoconference call by authorizing such a meeting if the member of the governmental body presiding over the meeting is physically present at one location of the meeting that is open to the public during the open portions of the meeting. The bill revises statutory provisions relating to public access to such a meeting, videoconference hearing notice requirements, and the requirement that such a videoconference hearing be visible to the public. The bill requires that the face of each participant in the meeting be visible to each other participant and to the public during the open portion of the meeting.