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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to governing body meetings; amending 2
s. 166.0213, F.S.; authorizing governing bodies of 3
municipalities to convene meetings and conduct 4
official business via teleconferencing or other 5
technological means if certain conditions are met; 6
providing limitations on such meetings; providing that 7
the limitations placed on such meetings may be 8
suspended upon a declared state of emergency; 9
providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 166.0213, 14
Florida Statutes, to read: 15
166.0213 Governing body meetings. — 16
(3)(a) The governing body of a municipality ma y convene 17
meetings and conduct official business via teleconferencing or 18
other technological means as long as such meetings meet all of 19
the requirements for public notice, public access, and public 20
participation. A governing body may not convene meetings v ia 21
teleconferencing or other technological means more than two 22
times per calendar year. Meetings that include formal action on 23
ordinances or are quasi -judicial hearings may not be conducted 24
via teleconferencing or other technological means. 25
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(b) The limitations placed on meetings conducted via 26
teleconferencing or other technological means under paragraph 27
(a) may be suspended upon the declaration of a state of 28
emergency issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 252. 29
Section 2. This act shall take effec t July 1, 2024. 30