MA S2685

Bill

MA S2685

Exempting the town of Brookline from in-person quorums

Introduced
02/10/2022

In Committee
03/24/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to exempt the town of Brookline from in-person quorums. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill exempts the town of Brookline from the requirement that a quorum of a public body, including the chair, be physically present at an in-person meeting location. This change allows Brookline to hold public meetings without requiring an in-person quorum, providing more flexibility in the town's meeting procedures.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

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

Last Action

New draft (Creem) substituted, see S3145 (on 12/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2685

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2685
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2685.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
S1550	To strengthen family and community connection with incarcerated people	Accompanied H2440	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
S2499	Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	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
S3145	Exempting the town of Brookline from in-person quorums	No further action taken	Replaced by

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

S1550

To strengthen family and community connection with incarcerated people

Accompanied H2440

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

S2499

Requiring immunizations for in-person classes at certain Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

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

S3145

Exempting the town of Brookline from in-person quorums

No further action taken

Replaced by

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