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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James Arciero

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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 relative to the open meeting law.

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PETITION OF:

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2981 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to 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:
 

Subsection (c) of section 44A ½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

Notwithstanding sections 18 to 25, inclusive, of chapter 30A or any other general or special law to the contrary, when conducting interviews as part of the selection process, a public agency: (i) shall develop a process to ensure that a bidder or a representative of that bidder may not witness or attend, whether in-person or remotely, the interview of another bidder for the same contract; and (ii) shall not publicly disseminate or post written testimony or video from an interview until the interviews of all bidders for that contract are completed.