SENATE DOCKET, NO. 666        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1283

 

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

Norfolk and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 666        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1283

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1283) of Cynthia Stone Creem (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt the town of Brookline from in-person quorums.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2685 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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 subsection (d) of section 20 of chapter 30A of the General Laws requiring that a quorum of a public body, including the chair, be present at an in-person meeting location in order for the attorney general to authorize remote participation by members of such public body pursuant to said subsection (d) of said section 20 of said chapter 30A.

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