Emanuel Chris Welch
- Democratic
Primary
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific independent contractors, or specific volunteers (currently, only specific employees) of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors (currently, specific independent contractors), or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor (currently, independent contractor), or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting (rather than specific independent contractors), or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting (rather than an independent contractor), or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
Governor Approved
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0459
Effective Date August 26, 2019
Sent to the Governor
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-007-000
Passed Both Houses
House Concurs
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Arrived in House
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
Second Reading
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
Postponed - Local Government
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Local Government
Arrive in Senate
Referred to Assignments
First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-003-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
First Reading
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| Introduced | HTML |
| Engrossed | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML |
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| House Amendment 001 |
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