Bill Text: MA H2951 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Taping and broadcasting legislative committee hearings

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-25 - Senate concurred [H2951 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2951-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradford R. Hill

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to taping and broadcasting legislative committee hearings.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to taping and broadcasting legislative committee hearings.



��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

����������� SECTION 1.� Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 37 the following section:-

����������� Section 37A.� All committee hearings shall be videotaped and made available to community access cable networks for public viewing on public television or local access cable.

SECTION 2.� Section 11A of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 16 and 17 the words �the general court or the committees or recess commissions thereof or�

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