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Senate advances records‑access bill after debate over whether daily calendars are public records
Summary
First substitute SB 240 passed the Senate (18–5) after a floor debate in which sponsors said the measure clarifies that daily calendars and personal notes are not public records while adding fee‑recovery for denied records requests; media groups had expressed concern about calendar language.
The Utah Senate passed first substitute SB 240, amendments to the Government Records Access and Management Act, after a floor presentation and debate that focused on whether appointment calendars and personal notes should be treated as public records.
Senator Bramble, presenting the substitute, said the bill does two principal things: "it gives a prevailing party the opportunity to recover attorney's fees…
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