Bill Text: GA HB1375 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Meetings open to public; video posting on official website satisfy requirement; provide

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-17 - House Second Readers [HB1375 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1375-Introduced.html

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10 LC 21 0566

House Bill 1375

By: Representatives Smyre of the 132nd, Hugley of the 133rd, Smith of the 131st, Buckner of the 130th, and Smith of the 129th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings to be open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to provide that the posting of a video of a public meeting on an official website shall satisfy the requirement of posting a summary of actions and a copy of minutes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings to be open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, is amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (e) as follows:

"(2)(A) A summary of the subjects acted on and those members present at a meeting of any agency shall be written and made available to the public for inspection within two business days of the adjournment of a meeting of any agency. The minutes of a meeting of any agency shall be promptly recorded and such records shall be open to public inspection once approved as official by the agency, but in no case later than immediately following the next regular meeting of the agency; provided, however, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the earlier release of minutes, whether approved by the agency or not. Said minutes shall, as a minimum, include the names of the members present at the meeting, a description of each motion or other proposal made, and a record of all votes. In the case of a roll-call vote the name of each person voting for or against a proposal shall be recorded and in all other cases it shall be presumed that the action taken was approved by each person in attendance unless the minutes reflect the name of the persons voting against the proposal or abstaining.

(B) The posting of a complete, unedited video of a meeting subject to the provisions of this subsection on a website normally used by the agency and advertised to the public shall satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph if posted within the time limits provided in such subparagraph."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.