Open Meeting Law
An Act relative to the open meeting law - H.3121 -
Under existing OML provisions, the public is permitted to attend meetings of public bodies besides the Legislature, namely all 351 municipal governments.
This bill would extend that democratic privilege to constituents wishing to monitor legislative proceedings of the State House.
Open Meeting Law (OML) is a policy already in place for the vast majority of governing bodies in the state. OML promotes transparency across a number of state-level meetings and to include the general public in the decision-making processes, the legislature has historically exempted itself from OML.
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the decision makers
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Who on committee has co-sponsored:
state senators:
Nick Collins (D)
Boston
chair
Joan Lovely (D)
Salem
chair
John Velis (D)
Westfield
Bruce Tarr (R)
Gloucester
Liz Miranda (D)
Boston
Marc Pacheco (D)
Taunton
state representatives:
Antonio Cabral (D)
New Bedford
chair
Chynah Tyler (D)
Boston
chair
Christopher Markey (D)
Dartmouth
Estela Reyes (D)
Carmine Gentile (D)
Sudbury
Michelle Ciccolo (D)
Lexington
Mary Keefe (D)
Worcester
Judith Garcia (D)
Chelsea
Rodney Elliott (D)
F. Jay Barrows (R)
Mansfield
Peter Durant (R)
Spencer
Who has co-sponsored:
History of the bill
2025
Feb 2024
Reporting date extended to July 1, 2024
2024
Jul 2023
Joint committee hearing held
Jan 2023
Bill introduced as H.3121
Feb 2023
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2023