DE HB322

Requires all state agencies and public bodies to provide a mailing address for receiving Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests through U.S. mail.

Clarifies that FOIA requests submitted via U.S. mail are valid methods of submission alongside in-person, email, fax, and online requests.

Prohibits public bodies from denying FOIA requests solely because they were submitted by U.S. mail rather than other methods.

Addresses complaints that some FOIA requests submitted through U.S. mail were previously denied based on the submission method rather than the substantive merit of the request.