Relates to compliance with the open meetings law during a state disaster emergency
Summary
Relates to compliance with the open meetings law during a state disaster emergency; provides that during a state disaster emergency, a public body in the affected area may make a determination that, as a direct result of the state disaster emergency, complying with a particular requirement of the open meetings law would unduly threaten the health or safety of members of the public body or the general public.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2021
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 10, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
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