Public Records Act; exempt certain documents in which an agency deliberates new policy from.
HB 1482 exempts certain internal agency documents from Mississippi's Public Records Act when they involve pre-decisional policy deliberations. It specifically covers preliminary drafts, notes, and recommendations created during an agency's process of formulating new policies, but only if the documents are genuinely deliberative and pre-decisional. Factual information within these documents remains accessible unless it is inseparable from the deliberative content or disclosure would disrupt the decision-making process. This bill directly affects state agencies managing public records and individuals seeking access to policy-related documents under the Public Records Act.
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Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
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Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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Clay Mansell
RRepublican
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