OPEN MEETINGS-SESSION MINUTES
Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that each public body shall periodically (currently, specifies no less than semi-annually) meet to review minutes of all closed meetings. Provides that meetings to review minutes shall occur every 6 months, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, taking into account the nature and meeting schedule of the public body. Provides that committees which are ad hoc in nature shall review closed session minutes at the later of (1) 6 months from the date of the last review of closed session minutes or (2) at the next scheduled meeting of the ad hoc committee. Provides that when a public body is dissolved, disbanded, eliminated, or consolidated by executive action, legislative action, or referendum, the governing body of the unit of local government in which the public body was located shall review the closed session minutes of that public body. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that when a public body is dissolved, disbanded, eliminated, or consolidated by executive action, legislative action, or referendum, and its functions and responsibilities are assumed by a unit of local government, the unit of local government which assumes the functions of the prior public body shall review the closed session minutes of that public body.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Signed Aug 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021 · House May 29, 2021
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Aug 27, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
upper
May 29, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 29, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2021
upper
May 29, 2021
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 20, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deanne M. Mazzochi
RRepublican
P
John Curran
RRepublican
Co
Tom Bennett
RRepublican
Co
Tom Weber
RRepublican
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