HF 2363 (LSB 5915HV (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 2363

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2226)

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, unless the member’s attendance at the closed session creates a conflict of interest for the member due to the specific reason announced as justification for holding the 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 unless the member’s attendance at the closed session creates a conflict of interest for the member due to the specific reason announced as justification for holding the closed session.