SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2984        FILED ON: 1/31/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2685

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 exempting the town of Brookline from in-person quorums.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2984        FILED ON: 1/31/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2685

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2685) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Tommy Vitolo (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt the town of Brookline from in-person quorums.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local approval received]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act exempting the town of Brookline from in-person quorums.

 

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. The town of Brookline shall be exempt from the provision of chapter 30A, section 20(d), that requires that a quorum of the body, including the chair, be present at an in-person meeting location (specifically, from “and provided, further, that a quorum of the body, including the chair, are present at the meeting location”).

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.