2020 Senate Bill 838

Expand open records law to legislature and executive office

Introduced in the Senate

March 12, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

To establish that the state House and Senate could each appoint an individual to be their Freedom of Information Act request coordinator. The bill also prescribes document retention requirements for legislative offices. This is part of a package comprised of Senate Bills 833 to 842 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