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.

## 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

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## 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

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