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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 467
February Session, 2022
AN ACT PERMITTING REMOTE PUBLIC MEETINGS UNDER THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 149 of public act 21-2 of the June 1
special session is repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective from passage): 3
(a) As used in this section, "public agency", "meeting", "executive 4
session", "electronic equipment" and "electronic transmission" have the 5
same meanings as provided in section 1-200 of the general statutes. On 6
and after [the effective date of this section until April 30, 2022] July 1, 7
2021, a public agency may hold a public meeting that is accessible to the 8
public by means of electronic equipment or by means of electronic 9
equipment in conjunction with an in-person meeting, in accordance 10
with the provisions of this section. Not less than forty-eight hours before 11
any public agency, except for the General Assembly, conducts a regular 12
meeting by means of electronic equipment, such agency shall provide 13
direct notification in writing or by electronic transmission to each 14
member of the public agency and post a notice that such agency intends 15
to conduct the meeting solely or in part by means of electronic 16
equipment (1) in the agency's regular office or place of business, (2) in 17
the office and on the Internet web site of the Secretary of the State for 18 Substitute Bill No. 467
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any such public agency of the state or quasi-public agency, in the office 19
of the clerk of such subdivision for any public agency of a political 20
subdivision of the state that is not a quasi-public agency, or in the office 21
of the clerk of each municipal member of any multitown district or 22
agency, and (3) if the agency has an Internet web site, on such Internet 23
web site. Not less than twenty-four hours prior to any such meeting, 24
such agency shall post the agenda for any such meeting in the same 25
manner as the notice of the meeting in accordance with subdivisions (1) 26
to (3), inclusive, of this subsection. Such notice and agenda shall include 27
instructions for the public, to attend and provide comment or otherwise 28
participate in the meeting, by means of electronic equipment or in 29
person, as applicable and permitted by law. Any such notice and agenda 30
shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225 of the 31
general statutes. 32
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage PA 21-2 of the June Sp.
Sess., Sec. 149(a)
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.