Oregon Senate Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-25 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires certain public bodies to reduce public records request fees by 40 percent if request is made in public interest. Requires certain public bodies to reduce public records request fees by 40 percent if request is made in public interest. Requires same public bodies to reduce fees by between 50 and 100 percent, as determined by custodian, if public records request is in public interest and is narrowly tailored. Requires requests made by members of news media to be treated as in public interest. Requires, on and after January 1, 2027, all public bodies to reduce fees by 40 percent if request is made in public interest. Requires same public bodies to reduce fees by between 50 and 100 percent, as determined by custodian, if public records request is in public interest and is narrowly tailored.

Relating to public records.

Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-25	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2023-02-07	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2023-01-14	Senate	Referred to Rules.
2023-01-09	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB160
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB160/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/66910
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/260690
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/260157