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Bettendorf Republican Scott Webster again throws wrench into open meetings legislation: adds restriction on Capitol security video

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
April 17, 2025

The Iowa Senate amended an open meetings and records bill Thursday to list security camera footage from the Iowa Capitol building as “confidential records.”

House File 706 is this year’s attempt to implement higher penalties and training requirements for Iowa’s open meetings and records laws. Fines for violating open meetings laws would increase to between $500 and $2,500 from the current range of between $100 and $500.

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