Senate Bill 1598 and House Bill 1211, Florida 2010

SB 1598 and HB 1211

Status:

Final Status:

f (04/30/2010 Died in Committee in both Houses)

Sponsor:

Introduction date:

02/03/2010, Filed in Senate

State law:

Bill text:

Status key:

= Passed,	= Failed/Vetoed,
= Committee	= Awaiting Vote

Sunshine Headlines
Across the Country or by State
Major Records Requests

Sunshine Legislation
2010
Sorted by State, Year and Topic

Sunshine Litigation
Sorted by State, Year and Topic

Sunshine Nuances
Private Agencies, Public Dollars
Deliberative Process Exemption

SB 1598 and HB 1211 are joint bills sponsored by Senator Paula Dockery and Representative Clay Ford would establish a open records bill of rights that would amend the Florida Sunshine Law. The bill would:

Establish an Open Government Bill of rights to include the following principles:

A guarantee of the right to receive records and attend meetings.
A guarantee to the right to receive an itemized estimate of records costs.
An assertion that records requests need not be made in writing.
A requirement that all agencies post the full Open Government Bill of Rights in their office.

Establish that the cost to create record duplicates must be the actual material cost and staff cost at the lowest pay level. It would also eliminate the "special charge" for large requests.
Permit agencies to waive fees in the public interest.
Establish and elaborate on the Attorney-Client exemption to the Florida Open Meetings Law and require that the documents be released after the litigation has concluded
Require continuous approval of new exemptions on 10 year intervals. ^[1]
Require government officials to attend open records training.
Prevent agencies from charging to redact information.^[2]

Current bill status

Killed in committee.

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