AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS
Summary
Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on district website at least 48 hrs in advance of the meeting.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
66–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 75
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
06/02/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
03/27/2025 House read and passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
02/12/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
01/10/2025 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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