SQL Server 2019

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CREATE TABLE dbo.meetings(meetings_id int, meetings_date date);

INSERT dbo.meetings VALUES(1,GETDATE()),(2,GETDATE()+1),(3,GETDATE()+2);
3 rows affected

    SELECT meetings_id FROM 
    (
      SELECT TOP (2) meetings_id 
        FROM dbo.meetings 
        ORDER BY meetings_date DESC 
    ) AS bottom2
    EXCEPT
    SELECT meetings_id FROM
    (
      SELECT TOP (1) meetings_id
        FROM dbo.meetings 
        ORDER BY meetings_date DESC
    ) AS bottom1;


meetings_id


2


SELECT TOP 1 meetings_id FROM
(SELECT TOP 2 meetings_id, meetings_date
FROM meetings ORDER BY meetings_date DESC) x                     
ORDER BY meetings_date;


meetings_id


2


select meetings_id from meetings ORDER BY meetings_date DESC 
OFFSET 1 ROWS
FETCH NEXT 1 ROWS ONLY


meetings_id


2