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MI HB5922

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/16/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jack O'Malley

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Designates FOIA coordinators for public bodies including cities, villages, townships, counties, and state departments to accept and process public records requests
  • Changes FOIA coordinator responsibility from "be responsible for approving" to "approve any" denial under sections 5(5) and (6) of the Freedom of Information Act
  • Allows FOIA coordinators to designate another individual to act on their behalf in accepting, processing requests, and approving denials
  • Requires public bodies to post a visually prominent sign in a public area with FOIA coordinator contact information including name, business telephone, email, and mailing address
  • Requires public bodies that maintain an official website to post and maintain all FOIA coordinator contact information on a publicly accessible portion of their website

Legislative Description

Civil rights: public records; disclosure of certain FOIA coordinator contact information; amend freedom of information act to provide for. Amends sec. 6 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.236).

Civil rights: public records

Last Action

Referred To Second Reading

6/9/2022

Committee Referrals

Oversight3/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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