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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Bill Text
Joint powers act entities subjected to open meeting law.
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Referred by Chair to Game, Fish and Forestry Division Bill Text
Meetings between the Department of Natural Resources, the Ojibwe tribes, and the
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission required to be subject to open
meeting law.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment Bill Text
HF 3367
THIRD ENGROSSMENT
Closed meetings required to be recorded, and attorney fees granted.
Section 1: General principles language modified.
Section 2: Other remedies; requirements; limits language modified.
SNA 5/15/08
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text
Open meeting law requirements expanded, terms defined, serial meetings violation
specified, and electronic communications added to open meeting requirements.
Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text
Hf 1303
FIRST ENGROSSMENT
Open meeting law; meetings by telephones or other electronic means authorized
under certain conditions, and closed meeting requirements modified.
Section 1: Meetings by telephone or other electronic means; conditions language
provided.
Section 2: When meeting must be closed language modified.
Section 3: Effective date.
JAJ 3/26/7
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to judicial vacancies ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8, requiring a commission on judicial selection to nominate candidates for appointment to judgeships and a commission of judicial evaluation to evaluate judges for reappointment ARTICLE 2 - JUDICIAL SELECTION Establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; defining judge and judgeship; specifying certain duties of the commission on judicial selection to nominate candidates for appointment to judgeships; establishing the commission on judicial evaluation to evaluate judges for reappointment according to certain established criteria developed and published by the commission, specifying certain membership requirements and duties; subjecting the committee to the open meeting law; requiring commission implementation of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing the awards for cost, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees for
violation of open meeting law
(je)
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Withdrawn and returned to author Bill Text
Increasing the awards for cost, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees for
the violation of the open meeting law
(me)
Also tagged in: Councils, Environment, Federal Government, Interstate Compacts and Agreements, Lakes and Ponds, Lands, Native Americans, Popular Names, Rivers and Streams, State Government-Officers, Water and Soil Conservation, Water, Water Resources, and Waterways, Watershed Districts
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Secretary of State Ch. 2 02/20/07 Bill TextHF 110 Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact enacted. Section 1: Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact created. ARTICLE 1: SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES AND DURATION Section 1.1: "Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact" short title given. Section 1.2: Terminology defined. Section 1.3: Findings and purposes listed. Section 1.4: Scientific basis for sound water management decision making and application of scientific information provided. ARTICLE 2: ORGANIZATION Section 2.1: Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council created. Section 2.2: Council membership determined. Section 2.3: Appointment of alternates required. Section 2.4: Voting process defined. Section 2.5: Organization and procedure provided.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance Bill Text
Indian Affairs Council allowed to conduct meetings by telephone or by electronic
means.
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Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to open meetings; defining certain terms; requiring any meeting of a
public body for decision or deliberation including executive sessions to be open
to the public and to comply with certain notice requirements, providing for
certain exceptions; providing for any rapid and successive (serial) meetings
held with the intent of avoiding a public or open meeting requirements is a
violation of the open meeting law; providing for meetings performed by
electronic means be subject to the open meeting law, specifying exceptions;
providing meetings governed by the open meeting law to be expanded to include
conference calls and video conferences
(me)
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring persons intending to file pipeline or high-voltage transmission line
certificate of need applications to file in advance a notice of intent to file
an application; requiring public meetings with applicants within a certain time
period; specifying local construction moratorium non-applicability
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to local government; providing for application of open meeting law
entities participating in the joint or cooperative exercise of powers
(je)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the preservation of written materials relating to real or personal
property for purchase or sale, prepared for a public body and governed by the
open meeting law for a certain period of time; classifying the written materials
as protected nonpublic data
(je)
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF3662 Bill Text
1E Changing the time period for appointing county commissioner office and city
council vacancies, requiring county board and city council public meetings with
public testimony; providing for special elections under certain conditions
(me)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to game and fish; requiring certain meetings between the department of
natural resources (DNR), the Ojibwe tribes and the Great Lakes Indian fish and
wildlife commission to be subject to the open meeting law
(je)
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Establishing an outdoor heritage fund and creating the forest consolidation
account within fund; creating the sportsmans stakeholders council, specifying
membership, terms of office, member compensation, member removal and vacancy
filling procedures; requiring an annual report by the council to the legislature
and governor by a certain date; specifying certain council duties, providing for
an executive director and staff; requiring the council to develop and implement
a comprehensive statewide information and publicity system, authorizing the
council to contract for the performance of duties; providing for open meetings;
providing for council appropriations
(me)
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text
1E Creating an exception to the nursing home bed moratorium to license and
certify up to a certain number of beds transferred from an existing county
owned facility in Steele county relocated to a new acute care facility,
specifying the property payment rate calculation procedure; authorizing Steele
county to lease, sell or otherwise transfer to a nonprofit corporation all the
real and personal property owned by the county for nursing home, assisted living
and related purposes, specifying the application of the Minnesota open meeting
law and data practices act to the nonprofit corporation
(me)
Also tagged in: Councils, Environment, Federal Government, Interstate Compacts and Agreements, Lakes and Ponds, Lands, Native Americans, Popular Names, Rivers and Streams, State Government-Officers, Water and Soil Conservation, Water, Water Resources, and Waterways, Watershed Districts
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF110 Bill TextRelating to waters; "Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact" ARTICLE 1 - SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES AND DURATION Defining water adaptive management and other terms; specifying legislative findings and purpose ARTICLE 2 - ORGANIZATION Creating the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence river basin water resources council, specifying membership, alternates, voting, organization, procedure, existing offices and agencies use, status, jurisdiction, immunities and privileges; authorizing the council to constitute and empower advisory committees; permitting public, federal, state, tribal, local government, academic expert and water resources agencies, sectors and interest groups advisory committees participation ARTICLE 3 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES Specifying sovereign general powers and council powers, allowing the council to conduct research [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Governor's action Approval 02/28/08 Bill Text
Meetings and events authorized after 6:00 p.m. on March 4, 2008.
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