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Committee replaces House FOIA bill with substitute that preserves disclosure and clarifies exemptions
Summary
A committee substitute for House Bill 3412 removed a provision that would have made the Freedom of Information Act inapplicable to the Legislature, extended agency response deadlines, and clarified many exemptions; the committee voted to report the substitute to the full Senate.
The Senate Government Organization Committee unanimously agreed to a committee substitute for House Bill 3412 that retains FOIA's applicability to the Legislature and clarifies multiple exemptions and processing rules.
Counsel told the committee the house bill originally provided that the Freedom of Information Act would not apply to the Legislature. The committee substitute strikes that provision, removes a requirement that the act be liberally construed in favor of disclosure, and adds or clarifies multiple exemptions and procedural changes.
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