Exempts state legislators from paying labor costs associated with responding to sunshine law requests

HB 288 exempts Missouri state legislators from paying copying fees when requesting public records under the state's sunshine law. The bill amends Section 610.026 of Missouri law to state that legislators are exempt from all fees for copying records (except material costs for paper copies), while other requesters must pay standard fees. This directly affects state legislators, who previously paid the same fees as the public for accessing records held by government bodies. The change modifies the existing sunshine law to provide this specific exemption for legislative staff and members.