2021 -- S 0512 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Paolino, de la Cruz, DiPalma, Raptakis, Seveney, Felag, | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 42-46-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-46 entitled "Open |
2 | Meetings" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 42-46-4. Closed meetings. |
4 | (a) By open call, a public body may hold a meeting closed to the public upon an affirmative |
5 | vote of the majority of its members. A meeting closed to the public shall be limited to matters |
6 | allowed to be exempted from discussion at open meetings by § 42-46-5. The vote of each member |
7 | on the question of holding a meeting closed to the public and the reason for holding a closed |
8 | meeting, by a citation to a subdivision of § 42-46-5(a), and a statement specifying the nature of the |
9 | business to be discussed, shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the meeting. No public |
10 | body shall discuss in closed session any public matter which does not fall within the citations to § |
11 | 42-46-5(a) referred to by the public body in voting to close the meeting, even if these discussions |
12 | could otherwise be closed to the public under this chapter. |
13 | (b) All votes taken in closed sessions shall be disclosed once the session is reopened; |
14 | provided, however, a vote taken in a closed session need not be disclosed for the period of time |
15 | during which its disclosure would jeopardize any strategy, negotiation or investigation undertaken |
16 | pursuant to discussions conducted under § 42-46-5(a). |
17 | (c) A meeting closed to the public shall be recorded by audiotape or other audio recording |
18 | device, and this audiotape or other audio recording shall not be considered a public record as |
19 | defined in chapter 2 of title 38. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS | |
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1 | This act would require that all meetings closed to the public be recorded by audio tape or |
2 | other audio recording device. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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