Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Government Operations - Review of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law

Description

Review of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.

On Friday, the committee reviewed the latest draft of the bill from Leg Counsel - version 2.1. One of the primary additions was some terminology around the requirements for retention of audiovisual recordings, with the following language inserted: “For a minimum of 30 days following the approval and posting of the official minutes for an electronic or hybrid meeting, the public body shall retain the audiovisual recording of the meeting and shall post the recording in a designated electronic location.” The Committee also discussed the sequencing of effective dates, but no decisions were made. They will discuss the bill again next Wednesday for possible markup and vote.

S.55 as introduced:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0055/S-0055%20As%20Introduced.pdf