Subcommittee amends and reports FOIA clarification bill after OES request; vote 9–0
A House subcommittee unanimously reported House Bill 159 as amended to clarify that expedited petitions to enforce FOIA rights do not require formal service of process, after the Office of the Executive Secretary asked an enactment‑clause line be struck as redundant.
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The subcommittee on procurement and open government of the House General Laws Committee on the first subcommittee meeting of the 2026 session advanced House Bill 159, approving an amendment and reporting the bill as amended by a recorded 9–0 vote.
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