AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS
Summary
Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action May 28, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 28, 2026
Committee
05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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