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Oregon Sunshine Committee urges clearer public‑records process, consolidation of exemptions
Summary
Cochairs of the Oregon Sunshine Committee told the House Judiciary committee the panel has reviewed roughly 250–275 exemptions and wants lawmakers to simplify timelines and recipients of public‑records reports and to consult the committee when drafting bills that affect records access.
Cochairs of the Oregon Sunshine Committee told the House Interim Committee on Judiciary on Nov. 18 that the panel hopes lawmakers will use its biannual reports and expertise to simplify Oregon’s public‑records laws.
Charlie Fisher, state director at OSBURG and committee cochair, said the group — created by the Legislature in 2017 through House Bill 2101 to review exemptions — has examined hundreds of exemptions and recommends lawmakers separate procedural fixes from substantive exemptions. “When this committee started… there were over 550 exemptions to the public records…
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