SB 707 UPDATES BROWN ACT RULES FOR ONLINE AND REMOTE HEARINGS
by Kelly M. Doyle on March 18, 2026
posted in Administrative Regulations, Brown Act, Legislative Updates, Meetings, Municipal Law,
Recognizing the utility of employing online meeting platforms for public meetings under the Ralph M. Brown Act, California’s open meeting law, lawmakers recently approved legislation that would require certain public agencies to provide the public with both online and telephonic options at public meetings, among other requirements. This legislation, Senate Bill 707 (María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles), aims to modernize the Brown Act’s teleconferencing provisions while expanding the public’s access to local government meetings. Scope Many of the sweeping changes authorized by SB 707 ... Continue Reading
