SSB 3118 (LSB 6161XC (4) 89)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SHIPLEY)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to electronic meetings of governmental bodies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 21.8, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   A governmental body may conduct a meeting by electronic means only in circumstances where such a meeting in person is impossible or impractical and only if the governmental body complies with all of the following:
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to electronic meetings of a governmental body under Code chapter 21 (open meetings). The bill allows a governmental body to conduct a meeting by electronic means even when it is possible or practical to conduct the meeting in person if the governmental body complies with certain procedural requirements. Under current law, a governmental body is only allowed to conduct a meeting by electronic means if it is impossible or impractical for the meeting to be held in person and if in compliance with certain procedural requirements.