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Senate approves government-records changes and sends URS transparency language to House
Summary
Senate Bill 94, which would amend government-record statutes to create a public portal and clarify petition-signature disclosure, cleared the Senate floor after sponsor said elements touching URS transparency and open meetings criteria would be sent to interim review. The bill passed on a 28-0 recorded vote.
Senator Bramble presented Senate Bill 94, a package of government-records amendments that would, among other changes, create a mechanism to transfer certain emails to the public domain, adjust the records committee appointment process and clarify that signatures submitted with referendum and initiative packets may become public records.
"This bill creates a portal, a mechanism to transfer emails to the public domain if we choose," Bramble said on the floor, adding that changes to…
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