AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - OPEN MEETINGS (Amends the definition of "public body" to include the board of directors of any library which has funded at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its operational budget in the prior budget year with public funds.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 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
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/27/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
02/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
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