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Neighborhood‑boards bill advanced after sponsors clarify voting rules
Summary
The conference committee advanced SB 2397, which would allow neighborhood boards to conduct business when a majority of seats are filled but requires the majority of all seats to vote on business; sponsors explained the rule and the committee recorded affirmative votes to send the CD forward.
Conference sponsors summarized SB 2397 for the committee and explained that the draft would let neighborhood boards conduct discussions when a majority of seats are filled but would require a majority of all seats to take formal votes on businesses. After a brief pause to allow one member to review the draft, the committee recorded aye votes from both House and Senate delegations and approved the conference draft.
A sponsor explained the rule plainly: "This would basically is a bill that would allow the neighborhood boards to conduct discussions of businesses with a majority of the seats that are filled. But in order to vote on such business it would be the majority of all seats." The committee then moved the draft forward.
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