STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE - Sep 12, 2023

STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · September 12, 2023

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Call to order and opening

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Chair convenes the committee, notes a quorum and opens the hearing on Senate Bill 9. Public sign-up sheet is announced and Senator Hester is recognized to present SB9.

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The Arkansas Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs committee held a lengthy public hearing on SB9, a special-session bill that would expand FOIA exemptions for the governor, cabinet secretaries and certain attorney communications, and change how attorney fees are awarded in FOIA suits. Sponsors argued the changes protect the governors security and improve government efficiency; media, watchdogs, legal experts and many citizens warned the bill would gut transparency and chill enforcement.

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