2024 House Bill 5426

Civil rights: public records; certain FOIA provisions relating to record retention and production duties of public bodies, to fees they may charge for record searches, inspections, and production, and to their designation of FOIA coordinators; modify.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled “Freedom of information act,” by amending sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 (MCL 15.233, 15.234, 15.235, and 15.236), section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 523, section 4 as amended by 2020 PA 38, section 5 as amended by 2020 PA 36, and section 6 as amended by 1996 PA 553.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Feb. 7, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62) and 14 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Donni Steele (R-54), Jaime Greene (R-65), Mark Tisdel (R-55), David Martin (R-68), Ken Borton (R-105), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Tom Kunse (R-100), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Brad Paquette (R-37), William Bruck (R-30), Brian BeGole (R-71), Ann Bollin (R-49) and Sarah Lightner (R-45)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations