Public Meetings During Declared States of Emergency
Summary
Public Meetings During Declared States of Emergency; Providing for the suspension of certain statutory provisions during declared states of emergency for a specified timeframe; authorizing governing bodies to use communications media technology during declared states of emergency; providing that certain remote participation by a governing body member in a meeting constitutes that individual’s presence at such meeting and counts toward a quorum during the declared state of emergency; requiring meetings conducted through communications media technology to function as if they are being conducted in person, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janet Cruz
DDemocratic
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