House File 346 HOUSE FILE BY RAECKER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act applying Iowa's open meetings law to newly elected members 2 of a governmental body not yet sworn in. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2123YH 80 5 rh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 21.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Meetings of governmental bodies shall be preceded by public 1 4 notice as provided in section 21.4 and shall be held in open 1 5 session unless closed sessions are expressly permitted by law. 1 6 Except as provided in section 21.5, all actions and 1 7 discussions by members, including newly elected members not 1 8 yet sworn in, at meetings of governmental bodies, whether 1 9 formal or informal, shall be conducted and executed in open 1 10 session. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill applies Iowa's open meetings law, Code chapter 1 13 21, to all actions and discussions of newly elected members of 1 14 governmental bodies not yet sworn in at meetings of such 1 15 governmental bodies. 1 16 LSB 2123YH 80 1 17 rh/sh/8 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35