Expiration of Virtual Public Meeting Authority
Summary
Legislators' ability to attend and vote in meetings remotely expires July 1 unless the state acts, because the Open Meetings Law's remote-meeting authorization is tied up with the state budget. The county had to pull its local law extending virtual meetings until 2028.
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Last discussed May 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Restored state authorization would let legislators and the public continue participating remotely.
Remote participants — including legislators with absences and disabled or distant residents — lose voting and participation rights after July 1.
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