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SB 237 IN
Passed One Chamber

Notice requirements for local government meetings.

IN · session 2022 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 6, 2022

Latest action (Feb 15, 2022) Second reading: call withdrawn

Summary

Requires an agency of a political subdivision (local agency) under the open door law to post a meeting notice and meeting agenda (if any) on the local agency's official web site, in addition to giving notice by any other method required by law. Specifies that the local agency's official web site may be on a social media platform for purposes of: (1) the open door law; and (2) the law allowing a local agency to make the first required publication of a notice in the newspaper and any required subsequent publications of the notice on the local agency's official web site. Specifies that the official web site of a local agency may not require a user to register or pay a fee to access the web site.

Sponsors (4)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (16)
  1. Jan 6, 2022 Authored by Senator Boehnlein · upper
  2. Jan 6, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
  3. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  5. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Buck added as second author · upper
  6. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Becker added as third author · upper
  7. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Bohacek added as coauthor · upper
  8. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Gaskill added as coauthor · upper
  9. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  10. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 161: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  11. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Miller D · upper
  12. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
  13. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform · lower
  14. Feb 10, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  15. Feb 15, 2022 Amendment #4 (Miller D) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  16. Feb 15, 2022 Second reading: call withdrawn · lower
Subjects
LOCAL GOVERNMENTOPEN DOOR LAWPUBLIC RECORDS

Text versions (3)

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.

  • Senate Bill (H) · Feb 10, 2022 · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 6, 2022 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF

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