Introduced
by
To establish that if a public body determines that searching for or furnishing copies of a public record in response to a Freedom Of Information Act records request “cannot be considered as primarily benefiting the general public,” that determination may be challenged in court on the grounds that the resulting fee exceeds the amount permitted by this section. In other words, the bill would in effect establish a presumption that releasing records is in the public interest.
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.
