HB 2070
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: GE DPA 7-6-0-0
HB2070: open meetings; capacity; posting; violation
Sponsor: Representative Kavanagh, LD 23
Caucus & COW
Overview
Outlines additional requirements for open meetings conducted by public bodies.
History
All meetings of public bodies are open to the public and any person desiring to be in attendance
may attend and listen to the proceedings and deliberations. During the meetings, public bodies
must provide for the taking of minutes or a recording which is available for public inspection three
working days after the meeting (A.R.S. § 38-431.01).
Twenty-four hours' notice must be provided to members of the public body and the general public
before a public meeting is held. This period includes Saturdays if the public has access to the
physical posted location as well as any website posting, but excludes Sundays and holidays
enumerated in statute (A.R.S. § 38-431.01).
Provisions
1. Requires public bodies to provide a reasonable amount of seating to accommodate the
anticipated attendance of people desiring to attend the proceedings and deliberations. (Sec.
1)
2. Specifies that the meeting agenda must include the time that the public will have physical
access to the meeting place. (Sec. 2)
3. Asserts that any head of a public body that violates the requirement for seating and physical
access time to meetings is liable for a civil penalty as prescribed in statute. (Sec. 1, 2)
4. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)
Amendments
Committee on Government & Elections
1. States that, when feasible, public bodies must provide a reasonable amount of seating for the
public to attend.
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