Healey extends hybrid and remote public meetings - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Healey extends hybrid and remote public meetings - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed an act allowing state and local public bodies to continue holding meetings in hybrid or remote format, as well as allow people to participate remotely in town meetings. The act, first adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent state of emergency, is now in effect through June 30, 2027. Healey supported the measure called An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of…

Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make the options permanent. The policies, which were first adopted under Gov. Charlie Baker in March 2020, were set to expire at the end of March. But with Healey’s signature, the ability to meet remotely or in a hybrid…

Healey signs bill extending remote meetings

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey approved a plan to extend pandemic-related rules authorizing remote or hybrid meetings for local governing boards by another two years.

Mass. Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings into 2027

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey signed “An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency” into law on Friday, March 28, extending pandemic provisions on public meetings. The bill allows state and local public bodies, including municipal governments across the state, to allow remote participation in public meetings until June 2027. “This law allows everyone, no matter where they are in our state, to engage in import…

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make ...

Governor Healey Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access

Legislation will increase access to public meetings across Massachusetts and allow remote participation through June 2027