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HB 985: Public Meetings

GENERAL BILL by Santiago

Public Meetings; Requires that notice of public meeting include description of each matter to be considered at such meeting; prohibits board or commission of agency or authority of state, county, municipality, or political subdivision from acting upon matter at public meeting which was not included in notice of such meeting; provides exception for certain emergency matters upon approval of super majority of members of board or commission; provides applicability.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2014 House • Filed
    2/28/2014 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 85
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 85
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

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  • HB 985, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2014 at 6:53 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 718 Public Meetings Legg Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    Location: In committee/council (GO)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; criminal and civil penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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