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House committee tables amendment to Open Records Act bill after debate over retirement-based privacy
Summary
Committee on Judiciary debated an amendment to HB2419 that would let certain retirees restrict home address information on public websites; members raised concerns about a gap for officers who leave service before receiving retirement benefits and then tabled the bill for 48 hours to allow technical fixes.
A House Judiciary Committee meeting on HB2419 ended with members tabling the measure for 48 hours after extended debate over an amendment that would allow certain retirees to restrict home address and homeownership information from public websites.
The amendment, offered by Vice Chair Rep. Laura Williams, would replace a KPERS-specific reference with language allowing individuals who "receive retirement benefits attributable to former employment in such position" to remove their home address information from certain public records. Jason, the committee reviser, said the bill as…
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