HB 857

ON MARCH 31, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 623, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds to this bill by requiring the office of open records counsel do the following, in order to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government: ( 1 ) Select a date for the required annual meeting if t he advisory committee has failed to elect co-chairs and a majority of the members of the advisory committee make a written request to the office of open records counsel to select a date for the required annual meeting; ( 2 ) Reserv e a room for the advisory committee to meet in the offices of the comptroller of the treasury; ( 3 ) Post notice of meetings, minutes of meetings, and meet ing agendas on the comptroller's website; and ( 4 ) Provid e an electronic method by which the committee may allow participation by electronic means.