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Senate approves GRAMA revisions after contentious debate; lawmakers promise interim study
Summary
House Bill 4-77 amending the Government Records Access and Management Act passed after extended floor debate about modern communications, fees for voluminous requests, and the balance between transparency and privacy; sponsors agreed to pursue interim work and public input.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate passed House Bill 4-77, making substantial changes to the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), after a long floor debate focused on how modern communications should be treated and whether the bill overly narrows public access.
Sponsor Senator Hilliard argued the law needed updating to reflect contemporary records (emails, texts, voice mails and other electronic communications) and to afford protection for sensitive materials such as attorney work product and certain internal legislative records. “When we adopted…
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