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Committee amends public‑meetings definition to require more than two members for meeting protection; critics warn of daisy‑chain risk
Summary
Senate Bill 376 would clarify that a "public meeting" requires more than two members of a board, commission or governing body; supporters said the change aligns statutory language and clarifies prior case law, while critics — including the Arkansas Press Association and open‑government advocates — warned the bill could allow serial one‑on‑one
Senate Bill 376 would amend the definition of "public meetings" in state law to specify that meetings of more than two members of a bureau, commission or agency qualify as public meetings for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.
Sponsor Senator Clark told the committee the change was intended as a clarification; he and other senators discussed how the bill would interact with a separate measure considered…
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