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Panel backs bill routing contractor open‑records requests to government custodian
Summary
A state subcommittee amended and voted to advance legislation directing public records requests about work performed with public funds to the contracting government entity rather than private contractors, adding a safeguard tying compliance to statutory retention schedules or contract terms.
A state and local government subcommittee voted to advance legislation that would require open‑records requests arising from work paid with public funds to be made to the government entity that contracted the work rather than to the private contractor.
The measure, presented by Senator Ginn, clarifies that when records become “public records” because public funds are used, the records request should be directed to the public custodian. The committee adopted a clarifying amendment from Representative Montahan that conditions the private‑party production duty on "prescribed statutory guidelines, or as defined in the agreement, whichever comes later." The amendment passed and the bill was then approved by the subcommittee for full committee consideration.
Senator Ginn told the committee the bill…
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