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
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5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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)