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Committee advances bill to ease Public Service Commission open‑meeting notices for legislative and off‑site events
Summary
House Bill 1063 would exempt the Public Service Commission from some open‑meeting posting requirements when commissioners attend legislative committee hearings or when two commissioners attend events at venues not under PSC control. The committee adopted an emergency clause amendment and gave the bill a do‑pass recommendation.
The State and Local Government Committee gave House Bill 1063 a do‑pass recommendation after adopting an emergency‑clause amendment and voting to advance the bill.
Sherry Haugen Hufford, a commissioner at the Public Service Commission, said the agency must follow open‑meeting rules whenever two commissioners are in the same location where public business is conducted, which has led to awkward compliance challenges when commissioners simply attend outside meetings. “These meetings are already publicly noticed, video recorded, and well…
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