Relating to the open meetings law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jun 10, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Jun 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 19, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
7 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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