OPEN MEETINGS-SCHOOL EVENTS
Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold closed meetings to consider evidence or testimony presented to a school board regarding denial of admission to school events or property, provided that the school board prepares and makes available for public inspection a written decision setting forth its determinative reasoning. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced May 4, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
88–23
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 117
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic77
92% Yea
R
Republican40
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Amendments
4
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 21, 2023
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-023-000
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
P
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
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