{"id":32,"date":"2014-06-30T03:03:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T03:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.remedy5.com\/azo\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-03-24T00:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T00:08:20","slug":"open-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/open-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Meetings &#8211; Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color5);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:44;line-height:1.2;\">Arizona&#8217;s Open Meeting Law<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>It is the public policy of this state that meetings of public bodies be conducted openly and that notices and agendas be provided for such meetings which contain such information as is reasonably necessary to inform the public of the matters to be discussed or decided. Accordingly, Arizona&#8217;s Open Meeting Law must be construed in favor of open and public meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting Notices, Agendas, and Minutes are often available on the public bodies&#8217; website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.3;\">Legislation<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.45;\">Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session:<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><p>[Updated 3\/17\/2025).]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><em>Bills in italics did not pass.<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#\"><strong>Bills in bold were signed into law.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/81867\">HB2169<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; This bill would amend A.R.S. section 15-321 to remove language permitting a school district governing board to meet outside district facilities in some circumstances.\u00a0 As a result, school district governing board meetings would need to take place &#8220;at the most convenient public facility in the school district.&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>The bill would also amend A.R.S. section 15-341 to require school districts to hold board and subcommittee meetings &#8220;as a public facility in the school district&#8230;.&#8221;\u00a0 It would also require school district to make meeting materials available to the public online in the same way it does for meeting notices and maintain them online for at least five years.\u00a0 It would also require districts with more than 5,000 students to &#8220;provide the public with a live video feed of each governing board meeting and online access to video recordings of each governing board meeting for at least five years after the date of the meeting.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>This bill passed by a vote of 58-1-1 on 2\/26\/25 and was transmitted to the Senate.<\/li>\n<li>This bill is scheduled for the Senate Education Committee on 3\/19\/25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/81975\">HB2231<\/a> &#8211; This bill would amend A.R.S. section 38-431.08 to except discussions amongst a quorum of a three-member advisory or subcommittee from the open meeting law&#8217;s requirements.\n<ul>\n<li>This bill is similar to one from the prior legislative session.<\/li>\n<li>This bill passed by a vote of 57-1-2 on 2\/26\/25 and was transmitted to the Senate.<\/li>\n<li>This bill was second read in the Senate on 3\/4\/25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/82043\">HB2279<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0&#8211; While this bill would not directly affect the open meeting law or apply to government entities, it would amend A.R.S. sections 33-1248 and -1804 to expressly permit condominium and homeowners association governing boards to hold meetings &#8220;by an online or virtual meeting platform.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>This bill was scheduled for second reading on 1\/22\/2025.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/83407\">HB2927<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; This bill would amend sections 38-431, -431.01, -431.02, and -431.06.\n<ul>\n<li>Would expand definition of &#8220;advisory committee&#8221; and &#8220;subcomittee&#8221; to include an entity created &#8220;at the direction of a public body.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Would require that public bodies post minutes online within three working days after a meeting and that the minutes remain there for at least five years.<\/li>\n<li>Would require a public body to hold at least one call to public during each month the body meets.\u00a0 Calls to the public must occur within the first thirty minutes of the meeting and &#8220;must stay open for at least thirty minutes&#8221; or until all speakers have finished within thirty minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Specifies that a notice for regularly occurring meetings cannot be used for executive sessions unless all other notice requirements for executive sessions are met.<\/li>\n<li>Would require that meetings through technological means must also have a physical locations for the public to view\/listen to the meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Requires the Attorney General and county attorneys to respond to written open meeting law complaints within 100 days after receipt.\u00a0 The response must be posted on the responding agency&#8217;s website.<\/li>\n<li>This bill passed by a vote of 36-20-4 on 3\/12\/25 and was transmitted to the Senate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/81665\">SB1039<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; While this bill would not directly affect the open meeting law or apply to government entities, it would amend A.R.S. sections 33-1248 and -1804 to require condominium and homeowners association governing boards to keep open meeting recordings (if they record their meetings) for at least six months and make them available to any member upon request.\n<ul>\n<li>This bill was amended in committee and the amendment is reflected in the summary above.<\/li>\n<li>This bill passed 28-0-2 on 2\/27\/25 and was transmitted to the House.<\/li>\n<li>This bill is scheduled for the House Rules Committee on 3\/17\/25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/82593\">SB1243<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Would amend A.R.S. section 38-431.01 to require that calls to the public happen at the beginning of a meeting prior to the body conducting &#8220;official business.&#8221;\u00a0 It also creates additional, related requirements.\n<ul>\n<li>This bill passed by a vote of 17-12-1 on 2\/20\/25 and was transmitted to the House.<\/li>\n<li>This bill was second read in the House on 3\/4\/25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/83083\">SB1633<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0&#8211; Would amend A.R.S. section 15-181 to require that &#8220;charter schools, charter school governing bodies, charter school sponsors, charter holders, charter school operators, corporate boards of directors of charter school operators and management organizations that contract with charter schools&#8221; comply with the public records law and open meeting law.<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><em>This bill is scheduled for second read on 2\/11\/25.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/13\/2025 &#8212; The Legislature is now in session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.3;\">Open Meetings &#8211; PUBLICATIONS<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Meeting-Law-Booklet-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Ombudsman Open Meeting Law Booklet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/agency-handbook\/2018\/agency_handbook_chapter_7.pdf\">Arizona Agency Handbook &#8211; Chapter 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/opinions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attorney General Opinions: 1999 to present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azmemory.azlibrary.gov\/nodes\/view\/41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attorney General Opinions prior to 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/open-meeting-and-public-records-law\/newsletters\/\">Arizona Ombudsman Public Access Newsletters &#8211; The Public Record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.3;\">Open Meetings &#8211; REFERENCES<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><ul>\n<li><a title=\"FAQs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/resources\/faqs\/open-meetings-law-faq\/\">Frequently Asked Questions &#8211; Open Meeting Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-content\/uploads\/OML-101.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open Meeting Law 101 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:capitalize;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.3;\">Open Meetings &#8211; STATUTES<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><ul>\n<li>The Arizona Open Meeting Law is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/arsDetail\/?title=38\">A.R.S. \u00a7\u00a7 38-431 through 38-431.09<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict of interest statutes for officers and employees are located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/arsDetail\/?title=38\">A.R.S. \u00a7\u00a7 38-501 through 38-511<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8965,"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/8965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azoca.gov\/staging\/7968\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}