OPN MTG-EMERGENCY DEFINED
Summary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Defines the terms "bona fide emergency" and "exigent circumstances". Provides that, if a quorum of the members of a public body is physically present at a meeting, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the meeting by other means if the member is prevented from physically attending because of, among other things, exigent circumstances concerning a family member (rather than because of, among other things, a family or other emergency). Makes technical changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2024
Last action Mar 21, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
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