FOIA-RESPONSE PERIODS

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that each public body shall, promptly, either comply with or deny a request for public records within 15 business days (rather than 5 business days) after its receipt of the request, unless extended for an additional 10 business days (rather than 5 business days) for specified reasons. Provides that commercial requests must be responded to within 30 business days (rather than 21 working days).

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 7, 2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2. Feb 7, 2025SenateFirst Reading
3. Feb 7, 2025CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
4. Feb 25, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
5. Mar 19, 2025SenateTo Government Operations
6. Mar 21, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
7. Apr 2, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
8. Apr 11, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
9. May 9, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
10. May 23, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
11. Jun 2, 2025CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
12. Feb 18, 2026SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

• Suzy Glowiak HiltonD Primary sponsor · District 23