Bill Title: Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state's public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 32-2)

Status: (Failed) 2024-04-15 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 [SB117 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Duey Stroebel [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Joan Ballweg [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Cowles [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mary Felzkowski [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Steve Nass [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Romaine Quinn [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kelda Roys [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Van Wanggaard [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Novak [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rob Swearingen [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Allen [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Armstrong [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-075	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Samba Baldeh [D]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elijah Behnke [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ty Bodden [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Brooks [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Edming [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-087	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rick Gundrum [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nate Gustafson [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joel Kitchens [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan Knodl [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Macco [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-088	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Murphy [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Amanda Nedweski [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Penterman [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nik Rettinger [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessie Rodriguez [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Shae Sortwell [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Tittl [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Travis Tranel [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ron Tusler [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Wittke [R]	Joint	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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