1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 406 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3426 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Erika Uyterhoeven _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to the open meeting law. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/9/2025 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 406 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3426 By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3426) of Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to make the General Court subject to the open meeting law. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act relative to the open meeting law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 18 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, is hereby amended in the definition of 2"Public Body", by striking the phrase "the general court or the committees or recess commissions 3thereof".