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SB 470: Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 6, 2025

What SB 470 does, verified December 6, 2025

This bill amends the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act to extend the provisions related to teleconferencing meetings until January 1, 2030. The provisions allow state bodies to hold meetings by teleconference, subject to certain requirements, such as posting agendas at all locations, making each location accessible to the public, and having at least one member physically present. The bill also extends the provisions for multimember state advisory bodies, requiring a quorum of members to be present at the primary physical meeting location and making all decisions taken during the teleconference by rollcall. The bill also requires legislative findings to demonstrate the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 222, Statutes of 2025. (2025-10-01)Alert me
Recent actions25 total · showing 5
Oct. 01, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 222, Statutes of 2025.
Oct. 01, 2025Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 16, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Sep. 08, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 2985.) Ordered to the Senate.
Sep. 08, 2025In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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