PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies. (gov sig) (Item #25)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Oct 2020
House Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Oct 7, 2020
Signed Oct 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Oct 22, 2020 · House Oct 21, 2020
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
Oct 22, 2020
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Oct 28, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 43.
Oct 22, 2020
Senate · Passed
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
Oct 21, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Received from the House with amendments.
Oct 21, 2020
House · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Oct 20, 2020
House · Amendment offered
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Oct 20, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Reported with amendments (11-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Oct 14, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 13, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Oct 7, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BP
Barrow Peacock
RRepublican
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