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House approves bill to require public bodies adopt comment rules, eases anchor-location requirement for small districts
Summary
Third substitute HB 21 passed the House 72-1 on Feb. 27, requiring public bodies to adopt rules providing reasonable opportunities for public comment by July 1 and addressing anchor-location burdens for small special service districts holding electronic meetings.
The Utah House on Feb. 27 approved third substitute House Bill 21 to codify reasonable opportunities for public comment at public meetings and to ease anchor-location requirements for certain small special districts that rely on electronic meetings.
Representative Briscoe, sponsor of the substitute, told the House the Open and Public Meetings Act does not explicitly require public comment and that…
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