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Committee advances public-meetings changes amid press-concerns; HB 4177 sent to Ways and Means
House Committee on Rules · February 19, 2026
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Summary
The committee adopted the dash-2 amendment to HB 4177 (which revises meeting definitions, permitted communications and grievance procedures), recorded debate including concerns from local journalism partners, and voted to send the amended bill to the floor and to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
House Bill 4177 would revise definitions of "meetings," permitted communications, training deadlines, grievance time frames and OGEC's investigatory authority for public meetings law. The dash-2 amendment considered in committee revised provisions on administrative errors…
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