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HOUSE BILL 894

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H0894   by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
OPEN MEETINGS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings.
  03/13 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/16 Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs  
  03/23 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/24 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-1-2
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Handy
Absent – Redman, Vander Woude
Floor Sponsor - McCann
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/25 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs  
  03/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/27 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/31 Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Anthon, Toews
Floor Sponsor - Harris
Title apvd - to House
 
  Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  04/01 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  Delivered to Governor at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, 2026  
  04/02 Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026
    Session Law Chapter 281
    Effective: 07/01/2026