HB 5515 Summary

• Amends the Freedom of Information Act (1976 PA 442) to modify the definition of "public body" to include agencies, boards, commissions, or councils in the legislative branch of state government.

• Removes the judiciary and county clerk offices acting in their capacity as clerk to the circuit court from the definition of "public body."

• Clarifies definitions of key FOIA terms including "field name," "FOIA coordinator," "software," "public record," and "written request."

• Excludes individuals serving sentences of imprisonment in state, county, or federal correctional facilities from the definition of "person" for purposes of making FOIA requests.

• Updates grammatical language throughout the statute, replacing "which" with "that" and correcting "data base" to "database."