MA H4575

Bill

Authorizing the town of Natick to hold hybrid town meeting

Introduced
03/09/2022

In Committee
04/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Natick be authorized to hold hybrid town meetings at which participants attend both in person and remotely. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Natick to hold hybrid town meetings where participants can attend either in person or remotely. Key provisions include: the Select Board determining if a town meeting will be held in a hybrid format, allowing town meeting members and other participants to attend either in person or remotely, requiring the moderator, town clerk, and certain staff to attend in person, providing remote participants with substantially equal access and opportunities to participate, and allowing for remote voting to be recorded. The bill also ratifies and validates any actions taken during a hybrid town meeting as complying with all applicable laws and bylaws.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

David Linsky (D)*, Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4575

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4575
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4575.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3714	Authorizing the town of Natick to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises at 45 East Central Street	No further action taken	Similar To
H3762	Authorizing special police officers in the town of Natick to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3763	To provide a local option exemption to appoint a police officer in the town of Natick	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4065	Authorizing the issuing of 3 wine and malt beverages license not to be drunk on the premises for downtown mixed use district, Natick, Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
H4450	Authorizing the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4804	Authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to grant easements to the town of Natick for the reconstruction of North Main Street (Route 27)	No further action taken	Similar To

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