Iowa § 21.3 - 21.3 Meetings of governmental bodies.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 21.3 — 21.3 Meetings of governmental bodies., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21.3. 21.3 Meetings of governmental bodies.
1. Meetings of governmental bodies shall be preceded by public notice as provided in section 21.4 and shall be held in open session unless closed sessions are expressly permitted by law. Except as provided in section 21.5, all actions and discussions at meetings of governmental bodies, whether formal or informal, shall be conducted and executed in open session. 2. Each governmental body shall keep minutes of all its meetings showing the date, time and place, the members present, and the action taken at each meeting. The minutes shall show the results of each vote taken and information sufficient to indicate the vote of each member present. The vote of each member present shall be made public at the open session. The minutes shall be public records open to public inspection. [C71, 73, 75, 77, §28A.1, 28A.5; C79, 81, §28A.3] C85, §21.3 93 Acts, ch 25, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94 Referred to in §372.13 Wed Dec 10 22:13:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 21.3 (20, 0)
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Section 21.3 ("21.3 Meetings of governmental bodies.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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