Public bodies would limit what closed-meeting records they withhold

Public bodies would release any part of closed-meeting minutes or decisions that their motion to close the meeting did not directly cover. This would apply to minutes and decisions from meetings closed to the public. Withholding would require a public vote by two-thirds of members present because release could harm an outsider’s reputation, spoil a proposed action, or reveal covered anti-terrorism plans. If passed, this rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.

Public bodies would put each closed meeting’s start and end times on a public list. It would cover public bodies that hold meetings closed to the public. This would apply when the meeting’s minutes or decisions were found not to be fully public. The list would be made public as soon as practical. If passed, this rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.