MS HB475

Requires emails and calendars regarding legislation or official duties of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Speaker Pro Tempore, and their staff to be preserved and made publicly available for at least ten years, regardless of whether public or private servers were used.

Expands the definition of "public records" under Mississippi Code Section 25-61-3 to include the emails and calendars covered by this act.

Makes the Legislature subject to this transparency requirement by amending Section 25-61-17 to specify that the Legislature cannot claim exemption from public records requirements for these emails and calendars.

Takes effect July 1, 2017.