HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1341        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2774

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter V. Kocot

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to exempt the deliberation of public bodies at town meeting from the open meeting law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2015

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/29/2015

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/2/2015

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/23/2015

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/23/2015

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/1/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/23/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/23/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/29/2015

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/3/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1341        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2774

By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2774) of Peter V. Kocot and others for legislation to exempt the deliberations of public bodies at town meetings from the open meeting law.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2843 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to exempt the deliberation of public bodies at town meeting from the open meeting law.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 18 of Chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word meeting in line 8, the following word:- materials

SECTION 2. Said section 18, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(e) A session of a town meeting convened under section 10 of chapter 39 which may include the attendance and deliberation on matters being considered by town meeting by a quorum of a public body at any such session.

SECTION 3. Paragraph 5 of subsection (b) of section 21 of said Chapter 30A , as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the figure 23 in line 82 and inserting in place thereof the following figure :-22