CO HB1313

Minutes of executive sessions held by local public bodies must now include the amount of time each topic was discussed, in addition to the existing requirement to reflect discussion topics.

Executive session recordings must now include all portions claimed as privileged attorney-client communications or trial preparation material, rather than allowing those portions to be excluded from recording.

Local public bodies must maintain a privilege log identifying each portion of the executive session for which privilege or trial preparation material protection is claimed, describing the nature and approximate timing of the withheld communications without revealing privileged information.

Local public bodies may make separate recordings of portions claimed as privileged or protected material, and any member may petition a court to determine the validity of such privilege claims under Colorado rules of civil procedure.

The law applies to local public body meetings occurring on or after the effective date of the act.