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Committee adopts substitutes and reports multiple bills on remote meetings, animal‑shelter rules and municipal authority
Summary
The committee adopted substitutes and reported several bills including HB 4693 (remote‑meeting rules; H‑3 substitute adopted and reported), HB 6015–6017 (animal‑shelter definitions; H‑1 substitute adopted and bills reported), and SB 480 (H‑2 substitute adopted and reported after stakeholder input).
The House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee moved a package of bills forward during its meeting.
Remote meetings: Chair Fitzgerald led consideration of House Bill 4693, which would permit certain non‑elected, non‑compensated public bodies to meet remotely. The committee adopted an H‑3 substitute that clarifies the definition of “compensation,” stating that a per diem or reasonable reimbursement would not be considered compensation under the measure. Representative Breen moved to adopt the H‑3 substitute, which the committee approved; HB 4693 was later reported as H‑3 (clerk recorded the report with a roll call and…
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