All Open Meetings Legislation - Minnesota
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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) Comment on Bill SF3380 - Large energy facility certificate of need application advanced notice requirement
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) SF3704 - Open meeting law application to joint exercise of powers bodies
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) SF3210 - Written material preservation requirements under public bodies closed meetings provisions
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) SF3378 - County board and city council vacancies public hearing requirement
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) SF3265 - Natural resources department, Ojibwe tribes and the Great Lakes Indian fish and wildlife commission meetings open meeting law requirement
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) SF3648 - Outdoor heritage fund and sportsmans stakeholders council creation
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) SF3638 - Steele county nursing home bed moratorium exception and asset transfer
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) SF0038 - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF110 Bill Text Relating 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 SF2428 - Meetings and events authorized after 6:00 p.m. on March 4, 2008.
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. SF3857 - Local government units miscellaneous provisions modifications; Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008; dogs in outdoor eating areas regulation
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF4223 Bill Text 1E Relating to local government; allowing municipalities to enact an ordinance to permit dogs to accompany persons patronizing outdoor areas of food and beverage service establishments; "Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008", providing for business energy use accountability, requiring the commissioner of commerce to create an energy inventory form for municipal use; requiring municipalities to make inventory form available to local businesses; permitting a town board to vote to refund any surplus or service charge upon the removal of a subordinate service district; authorizing a transfer of the management of certain drainage systems from Hennepin county to a water management authority, specifying transfer procedure and clarifying effect of transfer on property rights; authorizing counties to use interim use ordinances (permits) under certain conditions, defining interim use; providing for public hearings; providing [...] show full description HF4223 - Business Energy Accountability Act established; district provisions modified, drainage transfer and uses provided, charter, registrar's fees, Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act, and Minneapolis dedication fee provisions modified.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Returned from Senate Bill Text HF 4223 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Business Energy Accountability Act established; district provisions modified, drainage transfer and uses provided, charter, registrar's fees, Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act, and Minneapolis dedication fee provisions modified. Section 1: Business energy use accountability language provided. Section 2: Petition for removal of district; Procedure; Refund of surplus language added. Section 3: Transfer of drainage systems language provided. Section 4: Public hearings language modified. Section 5: Interim uses language provided. Section 6: Discharge language modified. Section 7: Amendment by ordinance language modified. Section 8: Charges; net revenues language modified. Section 9: Standard documents language modified. Section 10: Recording language modified. Section 11: Dedication [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF3367 Bill Text 2E Relating to open meetings; requiring the electronically recording (taping) of closed meetings, exception for attorney client privilege; requiring courts to award reasonable attorney fees to prevailing plaintiffs as a result of a violation of the open meeting law under certain conditions (ra) SF3715 - Steele County nursing home and assisted living facility transfer to nonprofit corporation authorized, interest in nonprofit corporation provided, and nursing home moratorium exception provided.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/08/08 Bill Text Steele County nursing home and assisted living facility transfer to nonprofit corporation authorized, interest in nonprofit corporation provided, and nursing home moratorium exception provided. Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register Bill Text Public hearing interim use ordinances authorized. SF3303 - Minneapolis; nonprofit riverfront revitalization corporation authorized and report required.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/15/08 Bill Text Minneapolis; nonprofit riverfront revitalization corporation authorized and report required. SF1165 - Meetings by telephone or other electronic means authorized under certain conditions relating to the open meeting law.
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Meetings by telephone or other electronic means authorized under certain conditions relating to the open meeting law. HF4063 - Indian Affairs Council allowed to conduct meetings by telephone or by electronic means.
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. 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) 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: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating 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 HF3662 - Public hearing and testimony provided before making an appointment to fill county board vacancy, and time period changed in which an appointment may be made.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 246 04/28/08 Bill Text HF 3662 THIRD ENGROSSMENT Public hearing and testimony provided before making an appointment to fill county board vacancy, and time period changed in which an appointment may be made. Section 1: Option for filling vacancies; appointment language modified. Section 2: County boards language provided. JAJ 4/28/08 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. HF3367 - Closed meetings required to be recorded, and attorney fees granted.
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 HF3432 - 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: 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. HF1303 - Open meeting law; meetings by telephones or other electronic means authorized under certain conditions, and closed meeting requirements modified.
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 HF2145 - Open meeting law requirements expanded, terms defined, serial meetings violation specified, and electronic communications added to open meeting requirements.
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. HF0110 - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact enacted.
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Secretary of State Ch. 2 02/20/07 Bill Text HF 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 |
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