Bill Text: HI SB1513 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Public Agency Meetings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Act 019, 04/19/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). [SB1513 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB1513-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public agency meetings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 92-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§92-4
Executive meetings. (a) A board may hold an executive meeting that
is closed to the public upon an affirmative vote, taken at an open meeting,
of two-thirds of the members present; provided the affirmative vote constitutes
a majority of the members to which the board is entitled. A meeting closed to the public shall be
limited to matters exempted by section 92-5.
The reason for holding such a meeting shall be publicly announced and
the vote of each member on the question of holding a meeting that is
closed to the public shall be recorded[,] and entered into the minutes
of the meeting.
(b) Any discussion or final action taken by a
board in an executive meeting shall be reported to the public when the board
reconvenes in the open meeting at which the executive meeting is held; provided
that in describing the discussion or final action taken by the board:
(1) The information reported shall not
be inconsistent with the purpose for which the executive meeting was convened
pursuant to section 92-5, including matters affecting the privacy of
individuals; and
(2) The board may maintain confidentiality for the information described in paragraph (1) for as long as disclosure would defeat the purpose of convening the executive meeting."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Executive Meeting; Public Agency Meeting
Description:
Requires a Public Agency Board to report any discussion or final action taken during an executive meeting; provided that such disclosure is not inconsistent with the purpose of convening the executive meeting, but giving the Board discretion to maintain confidentiality.
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