Board of Pardons exempted from the requirement to hold open meetings when considering waiver requests.

HF 1273 exempts the Minnesota Board of Pardons from public meeting requirements when reviewing waiver requests for pardons or commutations. Specifically, it removes the obligation for the Board and its Commission to hold public meetings under state open meeting laws when considering requests to waive waiting periods for pardon or commutation eligibility. This change applies only to waiver requests (based on "unusual circumstances and special need") and does not alter eligibility rules for pardons or commutations themselves. The bill modifies Minnesota Statutes 638.12, subdivisions 2 and 3, to clarify this procedural exemption.