HB124 Summary

• Requires self-sustaining professional licensing boards previously exempt from the Comptroller's searchable public database to publish expenditures on their own websites or the Comptroller's website for a reasonable fee.

• Mandates published expenditures include amount, date, payor, and payee information, along with listings organized by expense object and class/item levels, presented in searchable and user-friendly formats with graphical representations where possible.

• Prohibits public access to payee addresses except for county identification, protects confidential information from disclosure, and grants immunity to boards for posting information based on good faith confidentiality determinations.

• Allows vendors and contractors to request confidential treatment of pricing or costs through written notification, requiring boards to conduct hearings and investigate based on reasonableness standards subject to court review.

• Became effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval, with boards authorized to adopt implementing rules and required to include prominent links to expenditure information on their home pages.