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,quigley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &    
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize video
 teleconf]5c+ & telephone conf]5c+ (    
proce$+s dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy     
p]iod1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\rt   
,access ,amid ! ,p&emic ,act4  #b4      
,circuit c\rt teleconf]5c+ ,!           
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 & ,economic 
,security ,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law    
#aaf-acf7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]       
section #aejjb ! foll[+3  #aejjb;,a4    
,teleconf]5c+ = ,circuit ,c\rt ,proce$+s
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* !re  
is 9 effect a decl>ation ( a national   
em]g5cy by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,national   
,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq47 ) respect to ! ,coronavirus       
,disease #bjai-- 7#a7 a *ief judge ( a  
circuit1 or1 if ! *ief judge is         

unavailable1 ! mo/ s5ior available      
active judge ( ! circuit c\rt1 may      
au?orize t cases & controv]sies be      
dispos$ ( )\t oral argum5t2 or  7#b7 9 !
 ev5t t litigants 9 a case or controv]sy
 file a jo9t motion to proce$ ) oral    
argum5t1 or a *ief judge ( a circuit    
7or1 if ! *ief judge is unavailable1 !  
mo/ s5ior available active judge ( !    
circuit c\rt7 wi%es to proce$ ) oral    
argum5t1 ) ! cons5t ( ! litigants1 !    
*ief judge ( ! circuit 7or ! mo/ s5ior  
available active judge ( ! circuit c\rt7
 %all s proce$ & %all au?orize ! use (  
video teleconf]5c+1 or telephone        
conf]5c+ if video teleconf]5c+ is n     
reasonably available1 = su* argum5t4    
7b7 ,real-,"t /ream+ ,an oral argum5t t 
is conduct$ by video teleconf]5ce or    
telephone conf]5ce pursuant to          
subsection 7a77#b7 %all be made         
available = public transmission 9 real  
"t1 dur+ su* oral argum5t1 on ! website 
( ! c\rt 9 :i* ! proce$+ occurr$ & %all 
be p]man5tly ar*iv$ on su* website4  7c7

 ,p>tn]%ip p]mitt$ ,! *ief judge ( a    
circuit may use a ?ird-p>ty /ream+      
plat=m1 l9k$ to or emb$d$ 9 a c\rt's    
website1 9 ord] to comply ) !           
requirem5ts "u subsection 7b74  4  #c4  
,m$ia access = di/rict c\rt proce$+s    
,section #aejjb7;b7 ( ! ,coronavirus    
,aid1 ,relief1 & ,economic ,security    
,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7  
,real-"t /ream+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,judicial ,conf]5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all promulgate rules :]eby any proce$+ 
describ$ 9 ?is section = :i* video      
teleconf]5c+ & telephone conf]5c+ is    
au?oriz$ %all-- 7i7 be made available = 
public transmission 9 real "t1 dur+ !   
oral argum5t1 on ! website ( ! c\rt 9   
:i* ! proce$+ occurs2 &  7ii7 be        
p]man5tly ar*iv$ on ! website ( ! c\rt 9
 :i* ! proce$+ occurr$ or on ! website (
 ! ,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,c\rts4  7,b7 ,exception         
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply to any   
proce$+ 9 :i* ! *ief judge ( a di/rict  

c\rt 7or1 if ! *ief judge is            
unavailable1 ! mo/ s5ior available      
active judge ( ! c\rt7 specifically     
f9ds1 ^u application ( ! ,attorney      
,g5]al or ! designee ( ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 or on motion ( a litigant1 t !  
proce$+s _c be dissem9at$ )\t s]i\sly   
jeop>diz+ public heal? & safety4  4