Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: meetings of governing bodies of local governmental units during a state of emergency.
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill specifies that, during a state of emergency, the governing body of a local
governmental unit may meet using any means of communication that allows
identification of its members, participation by its members, and, to the extent
feasible, monitoring by the public. The bill also provides that, if the governing body
does not have access to technology allowing the public to monitor the proceedings
contemporaneously, the publication of the minutes of the meeting in a newspaper
likely to give notice to the area affected serves in lieu of open public access to the
meeting.
Sponsors
Full history
- Mar 26, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers, by request of Wisconsin Towns Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Associatin of School Boards
- Mar 26, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development
- Mar 26, 2020 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1