2025 bills / H.B. 526
H.B. 526 Government Records Access and Management Amendments (2025)
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What this bill does
The bill changes Utah's public records law so government entities must give a written, itemized cost estimate before starting work on a large records request, or collect payment or a deposit when fees will exceed a set amount. It also lets requesters appeal an estimate directly to the State Records Committee, makes an appeal to a chief administrative officer optional, and adds rules on releasing work contact information for local school district employees.
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Official description
- provides that the government records ombudsman shall provide resources and services related to a fee dispute in relation to a records request
- modifies provisions regulating costs chargeable by a governmental entity for employee time in processing a records request under the Government Records Access and Management Act
- adds provisions to regulate the disclosure of records and fee information regarding work-related contact information for an employee of a local education agency
- requires a governmental entity to provide an itemized estimate of costs and fees expected to be incurred before the governmental entity begins to process a request or requires payment or deposit when fees are expected to exceed a certain amount
- modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act to make an appeal to a chief administrative officer an optional process for appealing an estimate of fees that exceeds a certain amount
- provides that a State Records Committee review of an agency access denial, fee waiver denial, or fee estimate dispute is de novo
- requires a political subdivision to permit an optional appeal of an estimate of fees that exceeds a certain amount directly to the State Records Committee
- modifies existing procedures
- makes conforming changes and style corrections
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