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Sunshine Committee package would alter multiple public-records exemptions, including donor disclosure rules

House Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations · January 14, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2,244 implements Sunshine Committee recommendations to change disclosure/confidentiality rules across 13 areas, including removing some categorical exemptions and altering donor-disclosure and archaeological-site protections; supporters said the changes modernize transparency, while universities warned of donor-chilling effects.

Counsel Connor Schiff presented House Bill 2,244 as implementing 13 recommendations from the Public Records Exemptions Accountability (Sunshine) Committee. Changes described include: clarifying disclosure procedures for long-term care ombuds, making certain donor information disclosable for higher-education gifts…

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