AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts fire districts and entities with no tax or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of open meetings act.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 12, 2017
Last action May 5, 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
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
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
Apr 12, 2017
Committee
04/12/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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