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