A 4045 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes various changes to process for access to government records; appropriates $10 million.*

This bill amends New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to clarify and update how government records are accessed. It defines key terms like "commercial purpose" (excluding news/media and certain organizations) and "data broker," while adding new protections for personal information to prevent identity theft or harassment. The bill also specifies that government records include electronic data and excludes certain deliberative materials. It appropriates $10 million to fund implementation of these changes, directly affecting public agencies, journalists, researchers, and residents seeking records.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2024 Last action May 13, 2024
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Committee
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May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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