Senate Bill 191 Summary

• Allows city councils and individual city council members to request and receive unredacted public records from city agencies for legislative purposes, bypassing normal public records exemptions.

• Requires requestors to submit written requests stating the records are for legislative purposes and provide proof of city council membership; agencies may require a confidentiality agreement before disclosure.

• Prohibits city council members and staff from disclosing obtained records to anyone outside the legislative body, making violations a Class A infraction.

• Prevents agencies from waiving confidentiality protections or separating redactable information; records disclosed maintain their confidential status for state and federal law purposes.

• Removes attorney's fees and civil penalties as remedies in disputes over legislative record requests, effective July 1, 2014.