SB 490: Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Massullo
Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices ; Expanding an exemption from public records requirements for e-mail addresses collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for providing renewal notices to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification generally and not only for the purpose of providing renewal notices; expanding the exemption to include e-mail addresses collected for use as a method of notification related to vessel registrations; providing retroactive applicability; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Last Action: 1/16/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/13/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
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SB 490, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 12:00 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2026 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 488 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Massullo Linked Last Action: 1/16/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building 
H 939 Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Yarkosky Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 937 Transportation Yarkosky Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/12/2026 4:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.0712 Executive branch agency-specific exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)