House File 17 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY SCHICKEL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing that certain meetings of members of the 2 legislature are subject to open meeting requirements. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1126HH 81 5 ec/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 21.2, subsection 1, Code 2005, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Either house of the legislature, a 1 4 standing committee of either house of the legislature, or a 1 5 joint conference committee. "Governmental body" does not mean 1 6 a legislative party caucus of a governmental body as defined 1 7 by this paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph, 1 8 "legislative party caucus" means a multimembered body 1 9 consisting of members of a governmental body as defined by 1 10 this paragraph who are affiliated with the same political 1 11 party. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill expands the definition of a governmental body 1 14 subject to the open meeting requirements of Code chapter 21 by 1 15 including within that definition either house of the 1 16 legislature, legislative standing committees, and joint 1 17 conference committees. A legislative party caucus of any 1 18 governmental body as defined by the bill is specifically 1 19 excluded from the definition of a governmental body. A 1 20 "legislative party caucus" is defined to include any body 1 21 consisting of members of any governmental body as defined by 1 22 the bill who are of the same political party. 1 23 LSB 1126HH 81 1 24 ec/sh/8