AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Summary
Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action May 22, 2026
Floor votes · House May 5, 2026
How they voted
67–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 74
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic63
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 22, 2026
Committee
05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
05/05/2026 House read and passed
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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