Mayhew v. Wilder

WILLIAM C. KOCH, Jr., J„

concurring.

I concur with the court’s conclusion that the members of the 101st General Assembly did not violate either Tenn. Const, art. I, § 19, Tenn. Const, art. II, § 22, or the Tennessee Open Meetings Act, TenmCode Ann. §§ 8-44-101, -108 (1993 & Supp. 2000), when certain committees and other groups of legislators held secret meetings during the 2000 legislative session to consider the state budget, the appropriations bill, and related revenue legislation. My purpose in filing this separate opinion is to emphasize three points. First, all departments of state…