Introduced
by
To establish procedures for appealing a denial by the House or Senate open records law coordinator of a Freedom of Information Act request submitted to the legislature, or the fees demanded to fulfill it. Appeals would go not to the courts but to an existing Legislative Council appointed by the legislature itself, which would have final say on whether the information will be turned over. This is part of a package comprised of Senate Bills 233 to 241 that would extend the state’s open records law to the legislature, subject to a broad range of exceptions and exemptions..
Referred to the Committee on Oversight
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
