Board Meeting Recording Requirements

At a glance

What: BL2026-1437 would require every board, commission, committee and authority of the Metropolitan Government with financial authority or a fiduciary duty to record its meetings and make the proceedings publicly available.
Where it stands: Withdrawn by Council Member Webb on August 18, 2026 after the Budget and Finance and Government Operations and Regulations Committees recommended withdrawal.

August 4: On second reading the same two committees recommended deferral, and Council Member Kupin moved to defer; approved by voice vote.
August 18: Committees recommended withdrawal; Webb withdrew the bill. The minutes do not record the reasons.
July 7 and July 21: On second reading the Budget and Finance and Government Operations and Regulations Committees recommended deferral, and the bill was deferred under Rule 8.1 at both meetings.
June 16: BL2026-1437 passed first reading on motion duly seconded and was referred to the Budget and Finance and Government Operations and Regulations Committees. The minutes name no sponsor for the introduction.