MA H2210

Bill

MA H2210

Relative to remote town meetings

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
06/15/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to remote town meetings. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill amends a previous law (Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2020) to allow for remote participation in town meetings if the select board or board of selectmen approves the moderator's request, even if the town meeting warrant had already been issued before the conclusion of the governor's March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency. This change provides more flexibility for towns to hold town meetings remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Tommy Vitolo (D)*, Chris Hendricks (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Vieira (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2210

(34 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2210	04/14/2021
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2210.pdf	04/14/2021

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1889	Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1889	Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4121	An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )	Similar To
H4121	An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )	Similar To
H4276	Establishing representative town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4276	Establishing representative town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4345	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )	Similar To
H4345	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1320	Relative to emergency action on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps	Accompanied H2184	Similar To
S1320	Relative to emergency action on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps	Accompanied H2184	Similar To
S1334	Relative to remote town meetings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1334	Relative to remote town meetings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2082	To modernize participation in public meetings	Accompanied a new draft, see H5031	Similar To
S2082	To modernize participation in public meetings	Accompanied a new draft, see H5031	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S467	To protect the integrity of town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To
S467	To protect the integrity of town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1889

Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1889

Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4121

An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )

Similar To

H4121

An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )

Similar To

H4276

Establishing representative town meetings

No further action taken

Similar To

H4276

Establishing representative town meetings

No further action taken

Similar To

H4345

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )

Similar To

H4345

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1320

Relative to emergency action on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Accompanied H2184

Similar To

S1320

Relative to emergency action on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Accompanied H2184

Similar To

S1334

Relative to remote town meetings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1334

Relative to remote town meetings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2082

To modernize participation in public meetings

Accompanied a new draft, see H5031

Similar To

S2082

To modernize participation in public meetings

Accompanied a new draft, see H5031

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S467

To protect the integrity of town meetings

Accompanied a study order, see H5284

Similar To

S467

To protect the integrity of town meetings

Accompanied a study order, see H5284

Similar To

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