2012 House Bill 5459 ↩

House Roll Call 218: Passed

To require a public body that wants to hold an emergency meeting, and which does not comply with the usual 18 hour notice requirement of the state Open Meetings Act for a “special” meeting, to send notice to county commmission within 48 hours after the meeting explaining the rationale for not complying with the law, and hand out copies of this at the meeting. The explanation would have to be specific, and generalized explanations such as "an imminent threat to the health of the public" or "a danger to public welfare and safety" would not be acceptable.