Indiana Senate Bill 294 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that an officer or management level employee of a public agency who knowingly or intentionally violates the open door law by: (1) taking final action outside a regular meeting or special meeting; (2) participating in a secret ballot during a meeting; (3) discussing in an executive session subjects that are not eligible for an executive session; or (4) participating in at least one meeting of a series of meetings prohibited by law; commits a Class C infraction and is personally liable for the judgment and costs. Provides that an officer or management level employee of a public agency who intentionally denies a request for a public record that the officer or management level employee knows or reasonably should know is subject to disclosure under the open records act commits a Class C infraction and is personally liable for the judgment and costs. Provides that an officer or management level employee of a public agency who intentionally charges an excessive copying fee commits a Class C infraction and is personally liable for the judgment and costs. Prohibits a public agency from charging a fee for a public record transmitted by electronic mail except for a: (1) fee charged for reprogramming a computer system if the reprogramming is required to separate disclosable information from nondisclosable information; (2) certification or search fee set by statute or ordered by a court; or (3) fee charged for providing an electronic map.

Public records and public meetings.

Sen. Travis Holdman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-05		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2012-01-05		Authored by Senator Holdman

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0294
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN0294.1.html