SB3275 - Tennessee: Open Meetings, Public Records

Companion Bill HB3636. Open Meetings - Makes various changes to the Open Meetings Law and to the Open Records Law; creates office of ombudsperson. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 10, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB3275 / HB3636 Increase State Expenditures - $22,500/One-Time Increase State Expenditures - $140,400/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Bill Summary for *SB3275 / HB3636 This bill revises various provisions governing open meetings and open records. OPEN MEETINGS Under the present law provisions governing open meetings, "meeting" means the convening of a governing body of a public body for which a quorum is required in order to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter. This bill redefines "meeting" to mean more than three [...]

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