HB 2412
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: GE DPA 8-5-0-0
HB 2412: open meetings; digital recordings
Sponsor: Representative Parker, LD 16
Caucus & COW
Overview
Requires all public bodies to also provide for a digital recording of all their meetings and outlines
such regulations.
History
Meetings of any public body must be public meetings and any person who desires is allowed to
attend and listen to the proceedings and deliberations. All public bodies are required to provide
for the taking of written minutes or a recording of all their meetings, including executive sessions.
The minutes or a recording of a meeting must be made available for public inspection no later
than three working days after the meeting (A.R.S. § 38-431.01).
A public body of a city or town with a population of more than 2,500 people is required to post on
its website, within three working days after a meeting, any recording of the meeting and a
statement describing the legal actions taken by the public body. Within two working days after
the approval of the minutes, the public body must post on its website approved city or town council
meeting minutes. Finally, within 10 working days after an advisory committee or subcommittee
meeting, a public body of a city or town is directed to post on its website a recording of the meeting
or a statement describing legal action, if any (A.R.S. § 38-431.01).
Provisions
1. Directs all public bodies to provide for a digital recording of all their meetings in addition to the
statutorily required written minutes. (Sec. 1)
2. Instructs each public body to additionally post the digital recording of a meeting on its website
no later than five working days after the meeting, rather than three days. (Sec. 1)
3. Removes the requirements related to specific meeting recordings and descriptions of legal
actions by a public body of a city or town with a certain population. (Sec. 1)
4. Modifies the time period for any required posting to remain on the applicable website to three
years after the date of the posting, rather than one year. (Sec. 1)
5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
Amendments
Committee on Government & Elections
1. Requires the meeting recordings to be audio visual rather than digital.
2. Specifies that public bodies must provide for the taking of written minutes or a recording of
executive sessions.
3. Stipulates that the public body must include on its website the audio visual recording or a
direct link of the audio visual recording.
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4. Asserts that the audio visual recording and minutes of the meeting must be available for public
inspection no later than 24 hours after the meeting.