An Act relative to the open meeting law
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2025 | House | Accompanied a new draft, see H4831↗ |
| 10/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 10/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J25 | Accompanied | — |
Subsection (c) of section 44A ½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding sections 18 to 25, inclusive, of chapter 30A or any other general or special law to the contrary, when conducting interviews as part of the selection process, a public agency: (i) shall develop a process to ensure that a bidder or a representative of that bidder may not witness or attend, whether in-person or remotely, the interview of another bidder for the same contract; and (ii) shall not publicly disseminate or post written testimony or video from an interview until the interviews of all bidders for that contract are completed.
Subsection (c) of section 44A ½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding sections 18 to 25, inclusive, of chapter 30A or any other general or special law to the contrary, when conducting interviews as part of the selection process, a public agency: (i) shall develop a process to ensure that a bidder or a representative of that bidder may not witness or attend, whether in-person or remotely, the interview of another bidder for the same contract; and (ii) shall not publicly disseminate or post written testimony or video from an interview until the interviews of all bidders for that contract are completed.