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House adopts fourth substitute to open-meetings law, tightens recordkeeping for closed sessions
Summary
The House passed a fourth substitute to the Open Meetings Act requiring either tape recordings or detailed written minutes for closed sessions, clarifying when a meeting may be closed and setting in-camera judicial review procedures for challenges.
The Utah House adopted a fourth substitute to the state open-meetings law after extended debate, voting 70–0 to send the measure to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Stevens said the substitute narrows discretionary language, clarifies exemptions for closing meetings, and requires that a public body either tape-record the closed portion of a meeting or keep detailed written minutes that disclose the closed discussion. Under the new language, a judge may review…
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