HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3445        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3374

 

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

1/20/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3445        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3374

By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3374) of Peter V. Kocot and Michelle M. DuBois 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. 2774 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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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