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Committee tightens language but advances bill limiting off-line coordination among public officials; opponents warn of daisy‑chain loophole
Summary
Senate Bill 376, as amended, restricts disclosure by members who meet in pairs about matters that will come before the governing body; the committee advanced the amended bill after opponents warned it still allows stepwise "daisy‑chain" coordination.
Sen. Clark returned to the committee with Senate Bill 376 as amended; the motion before the committee would restrict disclosure of another member's position in post‑conversation contacts. The amendment narrows language but opponents said it does not close a common problem they call the "daisy chain," in which two members meet and then relay positions individually to other members so that, piecemeal, the full governing body reaches a decision outside a public…
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