AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Excludes weekends and state holidays from the calculation of the forty-eight (48) hour public notice requirement, and requires all public bodies to keep minutes of open meetings and file their minutes with the secretary of state.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Signed Sep 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Sep 27, 2017
Signed into law
09/27/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 5, 2017
Committee
05/05/2017 Referred to House Judiciary
legislature
May 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/04/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/25/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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