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Committee advances bill to allow charging nonresidents for public-records requests
2989278 · February 26, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 253 would change public-records (FOIA) processing by allowing state agencies to charge nonresidents for copies and staff time beyond existing free allotments for Idaho residents; committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Senator Furnas presented House Bill 253 as a revision to the state’s public‑records response policy (referred to in testimony as FOIA requests). He said the bill separates costs and benefits for Idaho residents and nonresidents: residents would continue to receive up to 100 pages of copies and two hours of…
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