Act No. 63

Public Acts of 2022

Approved by the Governor

May 2, 2022

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 2, 2022

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Sine Die

state of michigan

101st Legislature

Regular session of 2022

Introduced by Reps. Meerman, Howell, Yaroch and Steven Johnson

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4705

AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled “An act to require certain meetings of certain public bodies to be open to the public; to require notice and the keeping of minutes of meetings; to provide for enforcement; to provide for invalidation of governmental decisions under certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 15.261 to 15.275) by adding section 9a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 9a. (1) Every meeting of a public body that is a state licensing board, state commission panel, or state rule-making board, except a meeting or part of a meeting held in closed session, must be recorded in a manner that allows for the capture of sound, including, without limitation, in any of the following formats:

(a) A sound-only recording.

(b) A video recording with sound and picture.

(c) A digital or analog broadcast capable of being recorded.

(2) A recording required under subsection (1) must be maintained for a minimum of 1 year from the date of the meeting in a format that can be reproduced upon a request under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor