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Senate approves electronic-format production and expedited deadlines for records requests
Summary
Senate passed a second substitute to House Bill 278 requiring governmental entities that maintain records electronically to produce them in electronic format, and it clarified timelines for expedited responses (notice within five business days; response within five or ten business days depending on public-benefit showing). Senators questioned resource burdens for smaller offices.
The Senate approved a second substitute to House Bill 278, amending the Government Records Access and Management Act to clarify electronic-request handling and expedited-response timelines.
Senator Bramble said the bill requires a government entity that already maintains records electronically to produce…
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