Signed into LawFiled Mar 27, 2025
Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (D)
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Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0361
Jul 14, 2026
Summary
The bill updates the District's Open Meetings Act to clarify what counts as a meeting, permitting confidential briefings on security or health threats as long as no official action is taken. It also creates an exemption for meetings between the Council and the Mayor when no action is decided, and requires bodies to make reasonable efforts to let the public view or hear meetings live or as soon as feasible afterward.
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