TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC MEETINGS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967.

Senate Bill 376 amends the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, focusing on requirements for public meetings of state and local governing bodies. The bill clarifies that all formal or informal meetings of more than two members of entities like municipal councils, county quorum courts, school boards, and state commissions must be public. It also adds a new provision concerning discussions held outside of public meetings. If two members of a governing body discuss a matter, they are prohibited from disclosing another member's opinion or position on that matter to other members of the governing body.