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Department of Administration seeks statewide standard for public‑records processing and limited fee authority
Summary
HB 100 would standardize public‑records procedures across state agencies, authorize a modest filing fee and cap searchable/processing hourly charges to address voluminous requests; the Department of Administration and many agencies supported the change while press and transparency advocates raised concerns about cost and access.
Representative Bill Mercer opened House Bill 100, describing it as a follow‑on to the customer‑service provisions enacted in 2023 and 2024 and intended to standardize how state agencies handle public information requests. The bill would authorize agencies to charge fees for searching, gathering, reviewing, processing and providing public information and would permit an initial filing fee; the sponsor noted a proposed amendment that would cap searchable/processing fees at $25 per hour.
Misty Ann Giles, director of the Department…
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