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HB 265: Public Meetings

GENERAL BILL by Newton

Public Meetings; Specifies that certain boards & 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: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2019 House • Filed
    1/23/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Public Integrity and Ethics Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 40
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 40
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

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  • HB 265, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2019 at 5:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 518 Public Meetings Rader Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 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)

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