SB 1494: Public Records Requests
GENERAL BILL by Pizzo
Public Records Requests; Prohibiting an agency from charging a certain fee under a specified circumstance; providing that custodians of public records may rely solely on certain required safeguards to determine whether records are partly or wholly exempt from disclosure; increasing the maximum civil penalty allowed for certain violations related to public records; requiring that courts set immediate hearings on certain actions and give such hearings priority over all other pending cases until specified conditions are satisfied; providing that a complainant is not required to provide a certain written notice to an agency when the initial public records request was furnished to the agency’s custodian in written form, by e-mail, or through the agency’s website, etc.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
• Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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SB 1494, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2024 at 2:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.00145 Records concerning children. Page 7 (pdf) 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 2 (pdf) 119.0701 Contracts; public records; request for contractor records; civil action. Page 7 (pdf) 119.10 Violation of chapter; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 119.11 Accelerated hearing; immediate compliance. Page 4 (pdf) 119.12 Attorney fees. Page 5 (pdf) 213.732 Jeopardy findings and assessments. Page 8 (pdf)