Advisory Bodies and the Open Meetings Act (H 7676)

We supported legislation which would allow members of advisory bodies to participate in public meetings using videoconferencing, subject to certain requirements; require all city and town councils and school committees to provide live-streaming of their meetings beginning in 2027 and remote public participation by 2028; and require those two bodies to also provide the public with copies of agenda documents with their posted agendas. All of which are major and helpful revisions to Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act.