HB3603 Summary

• Amends the Freedom of Information Act by adding Section 2.25 to create a new definition and classification for member-based organizations.

• Defines "member-based organization" as any group, association, or organization that has government taxing bodies as members, lobbies on behalf of those members, and receives a majority of its funding from government members.

• Designates member-based organizations as public bodies under the Freedom of Information Act.

• Limits public record access to only records relating to the organization's receipt of public funds or expenditures made in whole or in part with public funds, excluding other organizational records from disclosure requirements.