Senate Amendment to House File 2539 H-8345 Amend House File 2539, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 2 < Section 1. Section 21.2, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. “Meeting” means a gathering in person or by electronic 5 means, formal or informal, of a majority of the members of 6 a governmental body where there is deliberation or action 7 upon any matter within the scope of the governmental body’s 8 policy-making duties. Meetings shall “Meeting” does not include 9 a gathering of members of a governmental body for purely 10 ministerial or social purposes when there is no discussion of 11 policy or no intent to avoid the purposes of this chapter , or 12 a gathering including members of a local governmental body 13 that is hosted or organized by a political party, political 14 candidate, or civic organization . > 15 2. By striking page 1, line 32, through page 3, line 9. 16 3. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting 17 < An Act relating to penalties associated with open meetings 18 violations. > 19 4. By renumbering as necessary. 20 -1- HF 2539.4364.S (1) 90 mb 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3.