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SB 458: Public Records and Meetings/Competitive Solicitations

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Truenow

Public Records and Meetings/Competitive Solicitations; Revising the applicability of public records and public meetings exemptions, respectively, relating to competitive solicitations; providing an exemption from public records requirements for sealed bids, proposals, or replies received and publicly announced by the Department of Transportation pursuant to competitive solicitations for certain contracts; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings at which negotiations with, oral presentations of, or questions answered by a vendor taking part in a competitive solicitation of the department occur and portions of team meetings at which negotiation strategies are discussed; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2025 Senate • Filed
2/10/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced