2021 House Bill 5427

Extend indefinitely permission for remote government employee retirement board meetings

Introduced in the House

Oct. 20, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Gary Howell (R-82)

To make permanent the permission granted to local government employee retirement boards to hold their meetings remotely that was granted temporarily by state epidemic response laws enacted in 2020. This is one of a growing number of proposals to <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/SearchLegislation.aspx?CategoryID=0&amp;Keywords=remotely&amp;StartMonth=1&amp;StartYear=2021&amp;EndMonth=12&amp;EndYear=2021&amp;Results=50&amp;op=Search">grant this privilege</a> to various public and quasi-public bodies (like agricultural commodity "marketing boards").

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance

Nov. 10, 2021

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 9, 2022

Passed in the House 81 to 24 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 14, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

Nov. 29, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.