An Act To Amend The Freedom Of Access Act To Apply To Legislative Caucuses

This bill amends Maine's Freedom of Access Act to require legislative caucuses to operate as public proceedings. It defines a "legislative caucus" as three or more legislators from the same political party meeting to conduct legislative business on behalf of the Legislature or its committees. Under this bill, caucuses must now comply with the same public meeting and record-keeping rules as other legislative bodies under the Freedom of Access Act. This directly affects legislative caucuses by making their meetings and records subject to public access, increasing transparency in how party groups conduct legislative business. The bill does not change policy substance but modifies procedural transparency requirements.