HB 589: Public Meetings
GENERAL BILL by Newton
Public Meetings; Specifies that certain boards and commissions are subject to public meetings requirements; revises public meeting notice requirements; provides that member of public has right to speak at public meeting; requires members of board or commission to respond to questions made at public meetings within a specified timeframe; repeals provision relating to reasonable opportunity to be heard at public meetings; provides penalties.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/8/2017 House • Filed
11/15/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 51
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 51
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
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HB 589, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/8/2017 at 1:50 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1092 Public Meetings Rader Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; criminal and civil penalties. Page 2 (pdf) 286.0114 Public meetings; reasonable opportunity to be heard; attorney fees. Page 9 (pdf)