The Open Meeting Law (OML) requires that meetings of governmental bodies, including committees and subcommittees, generally be open to the public. The law contains certain exceptions.
The OML applies to both state and local government. However, by its nature, the OML applies only to multi-member bodies. Decisions made by a single agency commissioner are not made at a "meeting," and thus are not subject to the open meeting law. Because most major state agencies are headed by a single commissioner, the OML has limited applicability to state government.