Styria

GeoLT 2005

Name: GeoLT 2005 — Open Meetings & Public Notice Law
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Formally: Geschäftsordnung des Landtages Steiermark 2005

GeoLT 2005 (LGBl. Nr. 82/2005; zuletzt geändert LGBl. Nr. 29/2026); Steiermärkisches Landes-Verfassungsgesetz 2010 (LGBl. Nr. 89/2010; zuletzt geändert 2023)

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13/100

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Sunshine Score

13/100

Nominal

Methodology v0.1

Advance Notice	—
Public Comment	Not required
Closed Sessions	6 permitted categories
Minutes	Required
Recording	Not required
Remote Participation	—
Enforcement	Procedural_objection, legislature included

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Public Participation

Public Comment

Not required

Written Comment

Not allowed

Time limits: Speaking time limits set by GeoLT 2005 and Präsidialkonferenz.

No statutory public comment right at Landtag plenary.

Virtual Meetings

Public Remote Comment

Not allowed

Closed Sessions

Closed (executive) sessions: Allowed under specific circumstances

Permitted Categories

Meeting Minutes

Minutes Required

Yes

Content requirements: Session records published on the Styrian Landtag website (landtag.steiermark.at).

Recording & Broadcast

Recording Required

Broadcast Required

Enforcement

Violation Effect

Procedural Objection

Standing to Sue

Any Landtag member may raise procedural objections and request a chamber ruling. Constitutional challenges to parliamentary acts before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH).

Enforcement Body

Landtagspräsident enforces procedural rules in session. Constitutional challenges to Landtag procedure before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH). Members may object under the GO and request rulings from the full chamber.

Accessibility & Language Access

Language access: Styria has a Slovenian minority in the southern districts. Minority language rights under the Stmk. Landes-Verfassungsgesetz; Landtag sessions conducted in German.

Sources & References

Full text of law →
Steiermärkisches Landes-Verfassungsgesetz 2010 → — State constitution (2010 consolidation). Gesetzesnummer unverified — cross-check in RIS.
Landtag Steiermark website → — Official Styrian Landtag website.

Notes

Styria (Steiermark) is the second-largest Austrian Bundesland. The GeoLT 2005 replaced the previous Stmk. Landtagsgeschäftsordnung 1994. Last amended 2026 (LGBl 29/2026), making it one of the most recently updated Landtag GOs in Austria.

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