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119-s-4857119th Congress
Open Meetings Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced
Summary
Requires public notice and live audio streams for Judicial Conference meetings. This bill would require the Judicial Conference to post meeting notices on its website at least 30 days before covered meetings with the date, time, place, and agenda, to provide live audio streaming that is free and does not require registration, to archive each stream and post the archive within 7 days, and to allow closed sessions only when law prohibits publicity or by majority vote for sensitive matters with the reason stated before closing.
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Bill Overview
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More public access to court meetings
If enacted, the Judicial Conference would have to post notice of each covered meeting at least 30 days before it. Notices would have to show the date, time, place, and agenda. The Conference would be able to waive the 30-day rule for good cause. If it waived notice, it would have to post an explanation on its website. Each meeting would have to provide a live audio stream free to the public without registration. The Conference would keep and post an audio archive on its website within 7 days after the meeting. A meeting would be able to go into a closed session when publication is barred by law. By majority vote, a meeting would also be able to close for sensitive or confidential matters. Before closing under these rules, the conference would have to state the reason for the closure.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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