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SB 977 Local governing body meetings; public comment during a regular meeting at least quarterly.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local governing body meetings; public comment. Requires a governing body to provide members of the general public with the opportunity for public comment during a regular meeting at least quarterly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105104D pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB977ER) pdf
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1144) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/15/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105104D
- 01/15/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/20/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/23/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 02/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/26/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB977ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1144 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1144)