Roll Call: IN HB1523 | 2017 | Regular Session
For additional roll call votes on Indiana HB1523 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: Search fee for public records requests. Allows a state or local government agency (agency), with certain exceptions, to charge a maximum hourly fee for any records search that exceeds two hours. Prohibits, with certain exceptions, an agency from charging a fee for providing a public record by electronic mail. Provides that if a public record is in an electronic format, an agency (excluding the office of the county recorder) shall provide an electronic copy or a paper copy, at the option of the person making the request for a public record.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-04-24 - Vetoed by the Governor [HB1523 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Bill Title: Search fee for public records requests. Allows a state or local government agency (agency), with certain exceptions, to charge a maximum hourly fee for any records search that exceeds two hours. Prohibits, with certain exceptions, an agency from charging a fee for providing a public record by electronic mail. Provides that if a public record is in an electronic format, an agency (excluding the office of the county recorder) shall provide an electronic copy or a paper copy, at the option of the person making the request for a public record.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-04-24 - Vetoed by the Governor [HB1523 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Vote: Senate - Third reading
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 44 | 8 | 36 |
| Nay | 3 | - | 3 |
| Not Voting | 1 | 1 | - |
| Absent | 2 | - | 2 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 9 | 41 |
