Exempt certain public service workers' forms from disclosure
HB 265 amends the state's Public Records Law to explicitly exempt certain sensitive categories of information from mandatory public disclosure. The bill directly affects state agencies and public officials by clarifying that they are solely responsible for their own records and are not automatically considered parties in legal litigation unless they choose to intervene or are specifically named. It expands the list of confidential records to include detailed residential and familial information for designated public service workers, alongside existing protections for medical, law enforcement, and other private data. By codifying these exemptions, the legislation ensures that personal details of specific workers and various other confidential files remain shielded from public access under the state's open records statutes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Sep 12, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2024 · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Dec 18, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2024
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 45 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Wiggam
RRepublican
P
Thomas Hall
RRepublican
Co
Adam Bird
RRepublican
Co
Adam Holmes
RRepublican
Co
Adam Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Al Landis
RRepublican
Co
Allison Russo
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea White
RRepublican
Co
Bernie Willis
RRepublican
Co
Beryl Piccolantonio
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
Co
Bill Roemer
RRepublican
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