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The Open Meeting Law

Learn about the Open Meeting Law or report a violation with the Attorney General's Division of Open Government.

Guidance Update – June 16, 2021

On June 16, 2021, Governor Baker signed into law An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. This Act includes an extension, until April 1, 2022, of the remote meeting provisions of his March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law. Please click the link below, “Updated guidance on holding meetings pursuant to the Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures,” for more information.

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Updated guidance on holding meetings pursuant to the Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures  Search Open Meeting Law determinations  Find pending Open Meeting Law complaints 

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Read the Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures  File an Open Meeting Law complaint  Attend a regional or online training  Complete public body member certification 

What you need to know

Open Meeting Law Regulations, 940 CMR 29.01-29.11  Text of the Open Meeting Law  Open Meeting Law guide, educational materials, and newsletter  Frequently asked questions  Training videos  Official notice posting locations 

Contact Information

Phone

(617) 963-2540

Online

openmeeting@state.ma.us
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