A meeting of committee members held after a hearing to review public testimony and discuss the merits of the bill before making recommendations to the full membership of the House or Senate Open to the public
A meeting of a Senate or House committee (or occasionally of either chamber) that only Members, staff, and witnesses may attend
A committee meeting restricted to only committee members and specifically invited guests
A formal way of saying that an Assembly or Senate Committee will hold a vote on a bill When a committee goes into "exec," this means no further comments or testimony will be heard by anyone other than those who sit on the committee, and committee members vote an issue up or down A tie vote in committee usually means the bill dies in committee But, unlike other states, Wisconsin gives considerable power to its committee chairs who can still send a bill onto the floor for full debate with a tie vote or even a negative vote
A meeting of a committee to conduct business, usually vote on bills referred to the committee
A meeting of any deliberative body which excludes from attendance any person who is not a member of the body or one of its essential staff
A session, as of a legislature or committee, often closed to the public, in which executive business is transacted
A portion of a board meeting which concerns confidential matters and which therefore cannot be publicly minuted Examples include salary discussions, areas covered by non-disclosure agreements, disciplinary actions, and some types of funding decisions
A popular euphemism for a closed meeting held by a government body such as a city council or school board
Times during a site visit when the site visit team meets privately to assess findings, review records, obtain consumer input, or prepare oral report and other documentation
(1) A meeting of a Senate or House committee (or occasionally of either chamber) that only its members may attend Witnesses regularly appear at committee meetings in executive session - for example, Defense Department officials during presentations of classified defense information Other members of Congress may be invited, but the public and press are not allowed to attend (2) A Senate meeting devoted to the consideration of treaties and nominations