2025 Senate Bill 2

Civil rights: public records; applicability of the freedom of information act to the legislature and governor's office; provide for.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending sections 6, 10, and 13 (MCL 15.236, 15.240, and 15.243), section 6 as amended by 1996 PA 553, section 10 as amended by 2014 PA 563, and section 13 as amended by 2023 PA 64, and by adding section 14a.

Mackinac Center Analysis

Senate Bills 1 and 2 are a reintroduction of a package of bills designed to modernize our state's transparency in government laws and make both the Legislature and the Governor's office subject to the Freedom of Information Act. This bill package passed the Senate but did not get a vote in the House before the legislative term concluded in December 2024.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 8, 2025

Introduced by Sens. Ed McBroom (R-38) and Jeremy Moss (D-7)

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Jan. 23, 2025

Reported without amendment