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2024 SESSION
HB 1488 Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.
Introduced by: Rozia A. Henson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, or intended actions. Standardizes the frequency with which and length of time in which notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into three groups: (i) publication required at least seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; (ii) publication required twice, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; and (iii) publication required three times, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action. The bill also standardizes descriptive information in such notices related to (a) proposing, amending, or repealing ordinances; (b) local budget adoption; and (c) zoning ordinances and planning-related actions. This bill is identical to SB 413.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105792D pdf
- 02/19/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107775D-S1 pdf
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1488ER) pdf
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105792D
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/24 House: Read first time
- 01/31/24 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/19/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107775D-S1
- 02/20/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107775D-S1
- 02/21/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1488S1
- 02/21/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107775D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1488ER)
- 02/29/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/28/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)