OPEN MEETINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings.

Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 281 Effective: 07/01/2026

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Anthon, ToewsFloor Sponsor - HarrisTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – HandyAbsent – Redman, Vander WoudeFloor Sponsor - McCannTitle apvd - to Senate

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing