Senate Bill 670 Summary

• Establishes FOIA coordinator designations for all public bodies, including cities, villages, townships, counties, state departments, the Michigan House of Representatives, and the Senate, with specific appointment procedures for each.

• Modifies FOIA appeal procedures to allow appeals of disclosure denials to designated individuals in the House and Senate, in addition to the existing option to file civil court action within 180 days.

• Adds new exemptions from public disclosure for the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's offices, including records related to appointments, removals, pardons, budget recommendations, messages to legislature, executive residence security, and internal investigations.

• Creates additional exemptions for state legislative bodies covering legislator-constituent communications (excluding lobbyists), internal investigations, pending litigation, personal phone numbers, and appointment-related records, while explicitly preserving access to salary records.

• Includes new Section 14a clarifying that FOIA's application to the legislature does not limit constitutional privileges and immunities, and provides an effective date of January 1 of the first odd-numbered year at least 6 months after enactment, contingent on passage of Senate Bill 669.