HB 23-1259 CO

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Vetoed

Under current law, if the court finds a violation of the open meetings law, a prevailing citizen is entitled to costs and reasonable attorney fees. The act specifies that for certain challenges by a pro se plaintiff that are brought in connection with provisions in the open meetings law governing executive sessions in the open meetings law the pro se plaintiff is not entitled to an award of costs or attorney fees. VETOED by Governor June 6, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Lindsey Daugherty Democratic · primary
• Gabe Evans · primary
• Rachel Zenzinger · primary
• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary

1. Jun 6, 2023 Governor Vetoed · executive
2. May 17, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 17, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 3, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 2, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 1, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
9. Apr 27, 2023 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 24, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
11. Apr 14, 2023 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
12. Apr 13, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
13. Apr 12, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
14. Apr 10, 2023 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Mar 26, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Final Act (05/17/2023) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/02/2023) · PDF
• Revised (05/01/2023) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/14/2023) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/13/2023) · PDF
• Introduced (03/26/2023) · PDF
• PA2 (04/28/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (04/11/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF