BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5533: Electronic data, charges for

Establishing charges for providing electronic data under the public records act.

Summary

Authorizes local governments to charge a reasonable fee for electronic copies of public records requests. Exempts from the fee, certain entities that are in the regular business of news gathering and disseminating news or information to the public, if the request is made as part of news gathering and not for a different use.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to charges for providing electronic data under the public records act;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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