2026 Senate Bill 775

Civil rights: open meetings; audio recordings; require for all public body meetings.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled “Open meetings act,” by amending section 9a (MCL 15.269a), as added by 2022 PA 63.

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Senate Bill No. 775 expands the requirement for recording and retaining public body meetings to all such bodies in Michigan, enhancing transparency and public access by mandating audio or audiovisual documentation and one-year retention of these records.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 4, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Joseph Bellino (R-16)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs