HF 2226 (LSB 5915YH (5) 86)

HOUSE FILE 2226

BY  PETTENGILL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to member attendance at a closed session of a governmental body.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 21.5, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  A governmental body shall not exclude a member of the governmental body from attending a closed session.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under Code chapter 21, a governmental body may hold a meeting of the governmental body in closed session under certain circumstances.
   The bill provides that a governmental body shall not exclude a member of the governmental body from attending a closed session.