Introduced
by
To establish procedures for appealing the denial of a Freedom of Information Act request, or the fees demanded to fulfill it, by the House or Senate open records law coordinator. Appeals would go not to the courts but to an existing Legislative Council appointed by legislature itself, and in cases of improper denial this body would be limited to recommending the House or Senate discipline the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader. This is part of a package comprised of House Bills 5469 to 5478 that would extend the state’s open records law to the legislature, subject to a range of exceptions and exemptions.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the House 99 to 7 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
