Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months
Summary
Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months; requires that fees be apportioned equally among requestors when more than one request is made for identical records before such request has been fulfilled.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Dec 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2022 · Assembly Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
May 23, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Dec 23, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.745
lower
May 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4677A
lower
May 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
Co
Sandy Galef
DDemocratic
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