Wednesday, January 12, 2011

House Bill 5 - Respond to FOIA Requests in a Timely Fashion

HB 5 sets a definite time frame for government bodies to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.


146th General Assembly
House Bill # 5

Primary Sponsor: Bennett
Additional Sponsor(s): Sen. Peterson & Sen. Katz

CoSponsors:
Reps. Briggs King, Carson, Hocker, Jaques, Keeley, Kenton, Lavelle, Longhurst, Mitchell, Outten, Scott, D.E. Williams

Introduced on : 01/06/2011

Long Title:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

Synopsis:
This bill enhances Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act by setting a deadline when public bodies must provide a public record to a person making a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Current Status:
House House Administration Committee On 01/06/2011

Full text of Legislation: (in HTML format)
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+3/$file/legis.html?open