On November 19, 2020, the Ohio General Assembly passed Substitute House Bill 404, which extends the ability to hold virtual public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the previous December 1, 2020, deadline,...more
On March 25, 2020, the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives approved Am. Sub. H.B. 197. The legislation provides emergency relief related to, among other things, the Open Meetings Act. ...more
In his daily COVID-19 briefing on March 19, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the General Assembly would be reviewing legislation during the week of March 23, 2020, that would expressly permit public bodies to...more