MA H4742

Bill

MA H4742

Relative to hybrid participation in representative town meeting

Introduced
03/21/2022

In Committee
04/28/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to hybrid participation in representative town meetings. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to allow for "hybrid remote town meetings" in representative town meetings, where in-person participation is allowed but not required. The bill also ratifies and validates any actions taken during such hybrid remote town meetings held prior to the passage of this act. The bill is intended to provide more flexibility and options for towns to conduct their representative town meetings, which are a form of local government decision-making.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Susan Moran (D)*, Matt Muratore (R)*, Kathy LaNatra (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4742

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4742
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4742.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2210	Relative to remote town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4450	Authorizing the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4575	Authorizing the town of Natick to hold hybrid town meeting	No further action taken	Similar To
H5067	To allow Saugus town meeting to adopt a process to allow non-binding resolutions	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2022	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
S2082	To modernize participation in public meetings	Accompanied a new draft, see H5031	Similar To
S467	To protect the integrity of town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To

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