2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1371

File Code: State Government - General Assembly
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Rice, and Waldstreicher
Entitled:
General Assembly - Internet Webcasting of Committee Meetings

Synopsis:

Requiring the General Assembly to provide, on the Internet, an audio and video webcast of each meeting of a committee or other public body of the Legislative Branch; specifying that the requirement does not apply to a meeting in closed session; and requiring that the webcasts be available both as contemporaneous transmissions and as archived files that are publicly available for a specified period.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/8
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Electronic Government
General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
Public Information
Recordings -see also- Video
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government
( 2-1804 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered