Introduced
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To establish that an executive order, proclamation, or directive issued under the law that authorizes the governor to declare an emergency may not lengthen the required government agency response times or otherwise limit the scope of a public body's duties under the state Freedom of Information Act.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the House 98 to 11 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Oversight
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)
To establish that an executive order, proclamation, or directive issued under the law that authorizes the governor to declare an emergency may not lengthen the required government agency response times or otherwise limit the scope of a public body's duties to provide records requested under the state Freedom of Information Act. Such an order was imposed in April 2020 and rescinded that June.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass, the objections of the Governor to the contrary not withstanding.
