Bills / H.B. 397
H.B. 397 Courtroom Audiovisual Modifications
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would require the state court system's central office to livestream certain court proceedings so the public can watch them. It would also require that each livestream be recorded and the recording made free for the public to view, with some exceptions to the livestream requirement.
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Official description
- defines terms
- requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide a livestream of certain court proceedings for public observation
- provides exceptions to the requirement to provide a livestream
- requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to create an audiovisual recording of each livestream and make the recording freely available for public observation
- makes technical and conforming changes
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