1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the open meeting law; defining meeting;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2016, section 13D.01, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13D.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.In executive branch, local government. All meetings, including executive 
1.7 	sessions, must be open to the public
1.8 	(a) of a state
1.9 	(1) agency,
1.10 	(2) board,
1.11 	(3) commission, or
1.12 	(4) department,
1.13 	when required or permitted by law to transact public business in a meeting;
1.14 	(b) of the governing body of a
1.15 	(1) school district however organized,
1.16 	(2) unorganized territory,
1.17 	(3) county,
1.18 	(4) statutory or home rule charter city,
1.19 	(5) town, or
2.1 	(6) other public body;
2.2 	(c) of any
2.3 	(1) committee,
2.4 	(2) subcommittee,
2.5 	(3) board,
2.6 	(4) department, or
2.7 	(5) commission,
2.8 	of a public body; and
2.9 	(d) of the governing body or a committee of:
2.10 	(1) a statewide public pension plan defined in section 356A.01, subdivision 24; or
2.11 	(2) a local public pension plan governed by sections 424A.091 to 424A.096, or chapter 
2.12 	354A, or Laws 2013, chapter 111, article 5, sections 31 to 42.
2.13 	For purposes of this chapter, "meeting" means a gathering of a quorum or more members 
2.14 	of an entity covered by this section at which members discuss, decide, or receive information 
2.15 	as a group.