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MO SB139

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2013

Primary Sponsor

Mike Kehoe

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases notice requirement for public governmental body meetings from 24 hours to 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), with 24-hour notice maintained for the Missouri general assembly and its committees

  • Allows members of public governmental bodies to participate in roll call votes via videoconferencing in addition to physical presence

  • Adds requirement that public records include leases, subleases, rental agreements, and similar instruments for facility rentals, construction, or renovation

  • Extends sunset date for closure of operational guidelines and security system records from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 for records related to terrorist incident prevention and critical infrastructure protection

  • Changes civil penalty structure for violations from "up to one thousand dollars" to a flat "one hundred dollars" for non-purposeful violations, while maintaining "up to five thousand dollars" for purposeful violations and requiring mandatory payment of attorney fees

Legislative Description

Extends the expiration date for the closure of certain records, meetings and votes relating to operational guidelines and security systems to December 31, 2017

Last Action

Referred H General Laws Committee

3/27/2013

Committee Referrals

General Laws3/27/2013
Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight2/13/2013
Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence1/31/2013

Full Bill Text

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