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ND SB2221

Bill

Status

Passed

4/24/2019

Primary Sponsor

Judy Lee

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Origin

Senate

66th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends North Dakota Century Code section 44-04-18.6 to exempt records of private communications between legislators and any person from open records disclosure requirements.

  • Expands the exemption to apply to records possessed by any public officer or employee, not just legislators themselves.

  • Maintains existing exemptions for purely personal records, legislative council work product, and legislative council-client communications.

  • Preserves governmental entities' ability to access telephone usage records for determining proper use of telephone service.

  • Does not apply to records distributed at public meetings subject to open meeting laws.

Legislative Description

Exempting records of communications between legislators and public employees from open records laws.

Last Action

Signed by Governor 04/24

4/24/2019

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs1/11/2019

Full Bill Text

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