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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 145

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Relating to: notification of special meetings of the common council of a city. (FE)

Municipality — Council

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the mayor of a city may call a special meeting of the common

council by written notice delivered personally to each member or left at the member's

usual abode at least six hours before the meeting. Under this bill, the mayor may

call a special meeting by notifying members in a manner likely to give each member

notice of the meeting and providing the notice at least six hours before the meeting.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Novak (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Ringhand (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 19, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Allen, E. Brooks, Novak, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Bewley and Ringhand

  2. Mar 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. May 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. May 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1