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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 70

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Relating to: publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies.

County — Board Data processing Municipality — Council Newspaper and magazine Open meeting _governmental_ School — Board Technical college Village

  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

This bill authorizes city councils and the boards of villages, counties, school

districts, and technical college districts to satisfy their legal obligation to publish the

proceedings of regular and special meetings by posting a copy of the proceedings in

a public place and electronically placing a copy of the proceedings on the Internet site

maintained by the respective governmental unit. Generally, proceedings are defined

as the substance of every official action taken by a local governing body at any

meeting of the governing body. With some exceptions, current law requires each of

these governmental units to publish proceedings of meetings held by the council or

board in a newspaper published in the jurisdiction.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Considine (D) , Duchow (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Fields (D) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Pronschinske (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Stuck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

10 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Kapenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lasee (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 Dec 7, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Dec 7, 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. Feb 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Fields, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Considine, Duchow, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jarchow, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, Pronschinske, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Stuck and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, L. Taylor, Feyen, Wanggaard, Nass, Craig, C. Larson, Darling, Lasee and Kapenga

  2. Feb 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Thiesfeldt and Fields

  5. Nov 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Thiesfeldt and Steffen

  6. Nov 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Dec 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  8. Dec 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  9. Dec 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1