MA H4450

Bill

Authorizing the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings

Introduced
02/10/2022

In Committee
04/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Brookline be authorized to hold hybrid town meetings. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings, where participants can attend either in person or remotely via video conferencing. Key provisions include requiring the Select Board to determine if a town meeting will be hybrid, allowing all town meeting members to participate and vote regardless of in-person or remote attendance, and ensuring remote participants have substantially equal access to the meeting content and proceedings. The bill also ratifies any actions taken during such hybrid meetings and makes the act effective upon passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, Tommy Vitolo (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4450

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4450
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4450.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4083	Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4567	Authorizing the town of Brookline to impose a real estate transfer fee	No further action taken	Similar To
H4575	Authorizing the town of Natick to hold hybrid town meeting	No further action taken	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2529	Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline	No further action taken	Similar To
S2530	Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town	Accompanied a study order, see S2713	Similar To

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