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2021 Senate Bill 728: Reinforce that Open Meetings Act also applies to “independent citizens redistricting commissions”
Public Act 166 of 2021
Introduced by Sen. Ed McBroom (R) on November 10, 2021
To extend an Open Meetings Act requirement that public bodies hold their meetings in public to the “independent citizens redistricting commission” authorized by a 2018 ballot initiative. The bill was introduced after this controversial commission met behind closed doors to discuss secret legal memos related to potential violations by this entity of the federal Voting Rights Act. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Oversight Committee on November 10, 2021
Reported in the Senate on December 2, 2021
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Received in the House on December 2, 2021
Referred to the House Oversight Committee on December 2, 2021
Reported in the House on December 9, 2021
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on December 23, 2021