ARIZONA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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HB 2207: public meetings; recordings; posting; definition |
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PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Grantham, LD 12 BILL STATUS: House Engrossed |
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Relating to licensing authority meetings.
Provisions
2. Directs a licensing authority to post on its website no later than five days after a meeting and retain for at least five years:
a. The audiovisual recording of the meeting; and
b. All final decisions, orders and actions taken. (Sec. 1)
3. Defines licensing authority. (Sec. 1)
Current Law
All meetings of a public body must be public meetings. Legal actions by a public body are required to take place at a public meeting and individuals must also be permitted to attend and listen to deliberations and proceedings. Public meetings are required to have minutes or a recording of the proceedings, including executive sessions. The minutes or recording of a meeting must be available for public inspection three working days after the public meeting, unless specified otherwise. For meetings other than executive sessions, the minutes or recording must contain:
a. The date, time and place of the meeting;
b. The members of the public body recorded as either present or absent;
c. A general description of the matters considered;
d. An accurate description of all legal actions proposed, discussed or taken;
e. The names of members who proposed each motion;
f. The names of persons making statements or presenting material; and
g. A reference to the legal action about which each person made a statement or presented material (A.R.S § 38-431.01).
Licensing authority is defined as any Arizona agency, department, board or commission that issues a license for professions and occupations, excluding the Board of Certified Reporters, for the purposes of operating a business in Arizona to an individual who provides a service to any person (A.R.S. § 32-4701).
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Fifty-third Legislature HB 2207
Second Regular Session Version 3: House Engrossed
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