HB 594: Baker County; board of commissioners meet on the first Tuesday of each month; provide

This bill amends the 1917 law that created the Baker County Board of Commissioners. Under current law the board's meeting schedule is set out in Section 5 of that original 1917 Act. HB 594 rewrites Section 5 so the board must meet on the first Tuesday of each month, and it may also meet on other days it decides on. The bill also requires the board to set the location and time of its meetings through a local ordinance, rather than leaving that detail unaddressed or fixed in state law. The bill repeals any existing laws that conflict with these changes. It is a local, single-county bill affecting only Baker County's governing structure.

• Rewrites Section 5 of the 1917 Act creating the Baker County Board of Commissioners to set a fixed meeting day.
• Requires the board to meet on the first Tuesday of each month, with flexibility to add other meeting days as needed.
• Requires the board to set its meeting location and time through a local ordinance instead of leaving it undefined.
• Repeals any prior state or local laws that conflict with these new meeting rules.

Members of the Baker County Board of Commissioners, county staff who organize public meetings, and Baker County residents who attend or track commission meetings will see the change in scheduling and how the meeting location and time get set.

Residents and officials in Baker County will have a predictable, legally fixed meeting day (the first Tuesday of each month) instead of relying on informal practice, and the board must formally set meeting time and place by ordinance, adding a layer of public record for that decision.

• Section 1 revises Section 5 of the 1917 Act creating the Baker County Board of Commissioners to require monthly meetings on the first Tuesday, plus any additional days the board chooses.
• Section 1 also requires the board to set a meeting location and time by local ordinance.
• Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard provision ensuring this Act takes precedence over inconsistent prior law.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date
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 excused)

   Local Calendar: House Vote #148

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 13, 2025

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

   LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #229

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