House Study Bill 504 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the definition of meeting under the open 1 meetings law. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5295YC (2) 88 ec/rh

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 21.2, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 2. “Meeting” means a gathering in person or by electronic 3 means, formal or informal, of a majority of the members of 4 a governmental body where there is deliberation or action 5 upon any matter within the scope of the governmental body’s 6 policy-making or budgetary duties. Meetings shall not include 7 a gathering of members of a governmental body for purely 8 ministerial or social purposes when there is no discussion of 9 policy or budgetary duties or no intent to avoid the purposes 10 of this chapter . 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the definition of meeting under the open 15 meetings law (Code chapter 21). 16 The bill amends the definition of a meeting that is subject 17 to the requirements of the open meetings law by expanding the 18 definition to include any deliberations or actions (including 19 recommendations) taken by a governmental body as defined in 20 the open meetings law, that are within a governmental body’s 21 budgetary duties. 22 -1- LSB 5295YC (2) 88 ec/rh 1/ 1