HB594: HB594 Baker County; board of commissioners meet on the first Tuesday of each month; provide

Baker County's board of commissioners currently operates under a 1917 state law that created the board, and this bill amends that law's Section 5 to spell out when and where the board must meet. Under the change, the board is required to meet on the first Tuesday of every month, and it may also meet on any other days it chooses. The board is given authority to decide, through a local ordinance, exactly where and at what time those meetings take place. The bill repeals any prior laws that conflict with this new requirement.

• Requires the Baker County board of commissioners to meet on the first Tuesday of each month.
• Allows the board to hold additional meetings on other days it decides on its own.
• Gives the board power to set the meeting location and time through a local ordinance rather than state law.
• Repeals any existing laws or parts of laws that conflict with these new meeting requirements.

This bill affects the Baker County board of commissioners directly, setting new rules for how often it must meet, and it also affects Baker County residents who attend or follow commission meetings, since the location and schedule will now be set locally.

Residents who want to attend or track Baker County government meetings will have a guaranteed monthly meeting date to rely on, while the exact meeting place and additional meeting dates could change based on decisions the commissioners make through local ordinance.

• Section 1 amends Section 5 of the 1917 Act creating the Baker County board of commissioners to require monthly meetings on the first Tuesday.
• Section 1 also lets the board schedule other meeting days beyond the required monthly Tuesday meeting.
• Section 1 directs the board to set the meeting location and time by local ordinance rather than fixing it in state law.
• Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws or parts of laws currently in effect.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-05-13
2. 2025-05-13Act 152
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-03-13Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-03-13Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-03-06Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-03-04House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)Primary sponsor

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 4, 2025

   172 yea, 0 nay (6 not voting, 2 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #148

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 13, 2025

   48 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 4 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #229

• Baker County government
• local government meetings
• county commissioners
• local ordinances