MA H2194

Bill

MA H2194

Further addressing challenges to municipal governance caused by the COVID-19 emergency

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to further addressing challenges to municipal governance caused by the COVID-19 emergency. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill addresses challenges to municipal governance caused by the COVID-19 emergency. It allows town meeting moderators in towns with open town meetings to request that the select board or board of selectmen call for a town meeting to be held through remote participation, such as video or telephone conferencing. The bill outlines the minimum requirements for the remote participation platform and the process for the select board or board of selectmen to approve the moderator's request. Additionally, the bill allows municipal and district chief executive officers to waive interest and penalties for late payment of certain taxes and fees, and prohibits the termination of essential services for nonpayment if the nonpayment resulted from a demonstrated inability to pay due to COVID-19-related circumstances. The bill also allows for the provision of public meeting notices by electronic means and permits towns with municipal caucuses scheduled between the effective date of the act and June 30, 2022, to eliminate the caucus if it would constitute a threat to public health and safety due to COVID-19.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Jim O'Day (D)*, Michelle Ciccolo (D), Brian Murray (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1356 (on 06/17/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2194

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2194
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2194.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from 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
S1356	Further addressing challenges to municipal governance caused by the COVID-19 emergency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
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
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	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
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To

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