Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2571
Open Meetings Law for public bodies; require official meetings to be broadcast via video livestream applications, with exceptions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE OFFICIAL MEETINGS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BODIES, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO BE BROADCAST VIA VIDEO LIVESTREAMING APPLICATIONS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF EACH RESPECTIVE AGENCY, TO REQUIRE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL PUBLIC NOTICES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ACTION TAKEN BY SUCH A PUBLIC BODY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH LIVESTREAMING REQUIREMENTS IS VOID AND OF NO EFFECT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate