Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the regulation of a governmental body H.F. _____ under the open meetings law (Code chapter 21). The bill amends the definition of governmental body under the open meetings law to specify that only advisory boards, advisory commissions, advisory committees, task forces, or any other body that are formally and directly created by a political subdivision of this state, specified governmental bodies, by a mayor, or by a superintendent of schools if the school board of a school district has expressly authorized the superintendent to act on behalf of the school district, are considered governmental bodies subject to the open meetings law.
House subcommittee
Named January 17, 2020. On January 27, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part