2009 Open Government Legislation
Every year there are always numerous proposals for amending our open government laws. Below, Foster Pepper lists the most significant bills introduced in this session affecting the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act. We have included links to the bill summary pages and a short description about the topic of the bill — these are NOT the titles of the bills, only a descriptive summary. If you see a bill you think we should be watching, please let us know.
Significant and/or likely to make it out of committee
These are bills that may be voted out of committee or are significant enough that they deserve extra attention. The first legislative cut off is February 25.
HB 1017/SB 5339. Study Open Government agency
HB 1181/SB 5130. Enjoining prisoners
HB 1471. Release of collective bargaining records
HB 1552. Additional requirements for open meetings
HB 1676. Executive Session, model rules and mandatory training for OPMA
HB 1784. Granting PDC enforcement authority over PRA and OPMA
SB 5119/HB 1497. Eliminate Sunshine Committee
SB 5295. Unanimous Sunshine Committee recommendations
Other bills
These are bills that do not appear likely to make it out of committee or will not make significant changes to the law.
HB 1105. Work Product
HB 1106. Agency Injunctions
HB 1107. Insurance for PRA disputes
HB 1316. Enjoining harassing requesters
HB 1317. New exemption of personnel records of criminal justice employees
SB 5249. Unpaid costs
SB 5250. Increase amount agencies can charge for copies
SB 5251. Recover full copying costs
SB 5293. In-camera review of exempt records
SB 5294. Non-unanimous Sunshine Committee recommendations
