AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts volunteer fire companies under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another public body from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2019
Last action Jun 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 4, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2019
Committee
06/05/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
01/31/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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