The Law Center submitted the following testimony during the 2015 legislative session. The descriptions of each bill were copied from the Capitol website.
- S.B. 419: Allows neighborhood board members to attend certain meetings under certain circumstances. Effective July 1, 2050. (SD1)
- Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs (commenting)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (opposing)
- House Committee on Judiciary (opposing)
- S.B. 420: Amends the definition of “board” to exclude neighborhood boards.
- S.B. 465: Amends the Sunshine Law to expressly allow certain government records to be shared among public board members where no commitment relating to a vote on the matter is made or sought.
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (commenting)
- S.B. 475: Allows the electronic mailing of meeting notices; requires the posting of the notice on the state or appropriate county’s electronic calendar; and clarifies potential posting disputes. Adds emergency meetings to the public meeting notice requirements. (SB475 HD1)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (supporting)
- House Committee on Judiciary (supporting)
- S.B. 497: Repeals the privacy exemption within the Uniform Information Practices Act for county police department officers. (SD1)
- Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs (supporting)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (supporting)
- S.B. 652: Requires a public agency board to report any discussion or final action taken during an executive meeting; provided that such disclosure is not inconsistent with the purpose of convening the executive meeting, but giving the board discretion to maintain confidentiality. (SB652 HD1)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (supporting)
- House Committee on Judiciary (supporting)
- S.B. 723: Permits members of a county council to jointly attend and speak at certain community meetings or presentations; provided that the meetings or presentations are events open to the public.
- S.B. 1208: Authorizes the Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees to hold a meeting closed to the public to discuss or decide upon certain matters. (SB1208 HD1)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (commenting)
- S.B. 1210: Allows more than two members of a board to discuss official board business as long as no commitment to vote is made and the number of members do not constitute a quorum of the board.
- Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor (commenting)
- H.B. 131: Clarifies that records that show a licensee’s relevant experience, trade examination results, and adequate bonding are subject to disclosure.
- House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce (commenting)
- H.B. 150: Allows a board member to transmit certain government records to another board member provided that no commitment to vote is made.
- House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce (commenting)
- H.B. 287: Broadens the individual’s significant privacy interest under the UIPA to include records whose disclosure would create a substantial and demonstrable risk of physical harm to an individual. (HB287 HD1)
- House Committee on Judiciary (opposing)
- H.B. 728: Requires a health organization to annually disclose de-identified claims data to Insurance Commissioner. Requires Insurance Commissioner to annually disclose de-identified claims data to a large group purchaser upon request. Exempts de-identified claims data from public disclosure except as provided. Makes conforming amendments.
- House Committee on Health (commenting)