California Bill Would Allow Local Government Bodies to Meet Online

Published on June 8, 2024

A California bill reintroduced this year could allow certain government boards, commissions and advisory bodies to hold their meetings online, which supporters say would boost citizen participation. Assembly Bill 817, introduced by Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco, would allow non-decision-making legislative bodies to meet virtually with few restrictions. “We can and must address barriers to entry to achieve diverse participation and representation in civic leadership,” Ms. Pacheco said in a May 31 Senate Local Government analysis of the bill. The bill failed to pass the Senate Local Government Committee on June 5 but was granted a reconsideration. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, when new laws eased restrictions on how meetings are held, teleconferencing has become more popular in California....

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