AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Allows school committees to add item(s) to their agendas for the purposes of discussion only without having to publish notice of the additional item(s).)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2021
How they voted
68–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 10, 2021
D
Democratic64
96% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2021
Committee
06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/10/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
May 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 26, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
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