Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271).

SB 427 amends Michigan's Open Meetings Act to strengthen enforcement by allowing any person, the Attorney General, or local prosecutors to sue public bodies that violate the law. It specifies where lawsuits must be filed (circuit court for local bodies, circuit court or Ingham County for state bodies) and requires courts to award actual attorney fees and court costs to winning plaintiffs if violations were intentional, repeated, harmed the public, or involved significant public interest. The bill also sets a 180-day deadline to file such lawsuits after a violation occurs. These changes aim to make it easier for citizens to hold public bodies accountable for noncompliance with open meeting requirements.