State Open Meetings Laws

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State open meetings laws are the laws in each state that govern public access to governmental meetings.

For more information about open meetings laws in a particular state, select that state from the map below.

Nevada Open Meeting LawAlaska Open Meetings ActHawaii Sunshine LawArizona Open Meetings ActUtah Open and Public Meetings ActNew Mexico Open Meetings ActColorado Sunshine Law for open meetingsWyoming Public Meetings ActCalifornia Open Meeting ActOregon Public Meetings LawWashington Open Public Meetings ActIdaho Open Meeting LawMontana Open Meetings LawNorth Dakota Open Meetings StatuteSouth Dakota Open Meetings LawNebraska Open Meetings ActKansas Open Meetings ActOklahoma Open Meetings ActTexas Open Meetings ActMinnesota Open Meeting LawIowa Open Meetings LawMissouri Sunshine Law for open meetingsArkansas Open Meetings LawLouisiana Open Meeting LawMississippi Open Meetings ActAlabama Open Meetings ActWisconsin Open Meetings LawIllinois Open Meetings ActTennessee Open Meetings LawKentucky Open Meetings ActIndiana Open Door LawMichigan Open Meetings ActOhio Open Meetings LawGeorgia Open Meetings ActFlorida Open Meetings LawSouth Carolina Open Meetings LawNorth Carolina Open Meetings LawVirginia Open Meetings LawWest Virginia Open Meetings ActPennsylvania Sunshine ActNew York Open Meetings LawVermont Open Meetings LawNew Hampshire Open Meetings LawMassachusetts Open Meetings ActRhode Island Open Meetings ActConnecticut Open Meetings LawNew Jersey Open Public Meetings ActDelaware Open Meetings LawMaryland Open Meetings ActD.C. FOIA ActMaine Open Meeting LawUS map.png

The law in each state[edit]

  • Alabama Open Meetings Act
  • Alaska Open Meetings Act
  • Arizona Open Meetings Act
  • Arkansas Open Meetings Law
  • California Open Meeting Act
  • Colorado Sunshine Law for open meetings
  • Connecticut Open Meetings Law
  • Delaware Open Meetings Law
  • Florida Open Meetings Law
  • Georgia Open Meetings Act
  • Hawaii Sunshine Law
  • Idaho Open Meeting Law
  • Illinois Open Meetings Act
  • Indiana Open Door Law
  • Iowa Open Meetings Law
  • Kansas Open Meetings Act
  • Kentucky Open Meetings Act
  • Louisiana Open Meeting Law
  • Maine Open Meeting Law
  • Maryland Open Meetings Act
  • Massachusetts Open Meetings Act
  • Michigan Open Meetings Act
  • Minnesota Open Meeting Law
  • Mississippi Open Meetings Act
  • Missouri Sunshine Law for open meetings
  • Montana Open Meetings Law
  • Nebraska Open Meetings Act
  • Nevada Open Meeting Law
  • New Hampshire Open Meetings Law
  • New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act
  • New Mexico Open Meetings Act
  • New York Open Meetings Law
  • North Carolina Open Meetings Law
  • North Dakota Open Meetings Statute
  • Ohio Open Meetings Law
  • Oklahoma Open Meetings Act
  • Oregon Public Meetings Law
  • Pennsylvania Sunshine Act
  • Rhode Island Open Meetings Act
  • South Carolina Open Meetings Law
  • South Dakota Open Meetings Law
  • Tennessee Open Meetings Law
  • Texas Open Meetings Act
  • Utah Open and Public Meetings Act
  • Vermont Open Meetings Law
  • Virginia Open Meetings Law
  • Washington Open Public Meetings Act
  • West Virginia Open Governmental Proceedings Act
  • Wisconsin Open Meetings Law
  • Wyoming Public Meetings Act

See also[edit]

  • List of who can make public record requests by state
  • Request response times by state

Footnotes[edit]

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State Open Meetings Laws
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Categories: [Open records and transparency] [Sunshine variations] [Sunshine project terms and definitions]

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