SB413
Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, or intended actions.
Standardizes the frequency with which and length of time in which notices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actions of localities must be published. The notice provisions included in the bill are organized into three groups: (i) publication required at least seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended ... (More) action; (ii) publication required twice, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action; and (iii) publication required three times, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action. The bill also standardizes descriptive information in such notices related to (a) proposing, amending, or repealing ordinances; (b) local budget adoption; and (c) zoning ordinances and planning-related actions. This bill is identical to HB 1488. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104953D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/22/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106509D-S1
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106509D-S1
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB413S1
- 02/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/16/2024 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/16/2024 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/2024 - House: Passed House with amendment (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB413ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/28/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 242 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/28/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)
