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Senate passes compromise GRAMA changes after debate over 'vexatious requester' process
Summary
Senators approved a second‑substitute amendment to the Government Records Access and Management Act that adds a reasonable‑search requirement and a process to petition against vexatious requesters; sponsors said the text reflects stakeholder consensus after questions about definitions and burden language.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate passed a negotiated revision to the Government Records Access and Management Act on Feb. 24, approving the second substitute for Senate Bill 2 31 after lawmakers debated how the measure defines and would handle so‑called "vexatious requesters." Senator Bramble, sponsor of the substitute, said the bill reflects consensus language from media groups, the attorney general’s office and executive‑branch stakeholders and “provides a provision for establishing a process for a government entity to petition for relief against a vexatious requester.”
The bill requires governmental entities to conduct a "reasonable search" for records and clarifies that agencies may respond that no records exist rather than create a new document stating so. It also allows judicial review of State Records…
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