FOIA-RECORDS OF ATTORNEY GEN
Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Deletes language providing that, to the extent that records or documents produced by a public body contain information that is claimed to be exempt from disclosure, the Public Access Counselor shall not further disclose that information. Provides instead that records or documents obtained by the Public Access Counselor from a public body for the purpose of addressing a request for review may not be disclosed to the public, including the requester, by the Public Access Counselor. Provides that such records, while in the possession of the Public Access Counselor, are exempt under the Act from disclosure by the Public Access Counselor.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
86–17
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic77
84% Yea
R
Republican40
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-017-000
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-000
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 010-001-000
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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