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S2195 • 2025

An Act relative to the executive session interview process

An Act relative to the executive session interview process

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Sponsor
Jacob R. Oliveira
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the executive session interview process

An Act relative to the executive session interview process By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the executive session interview process By Mr.
  • Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2195) of Jacob R.
  • Oliveira for legislation to consider or interview applicants for executive sessions.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026

  3. 2025-07-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the executive session interview process
By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2195) of Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to consider or interview applicants for executive sessions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2195

Section 21 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended in subsection (a) by deleting paragraph 8 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

8. To consider or interview applicants, including the preparation of interview questions for employment or appointment by a preliminary screening committee if the chair declares that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants; provided, however that this clause shall not apply to any meeting, including meetings of a preliminary screening committee, to consider and interview applicants who have passed a prior preliminary screening; nothing in this section shall prohibit all members of a school committee, city council, town council, select board, or board of alderman from participating as members of the preliminary screening committee meeting in executive session for the purposes of this section.

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