SB 770: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Public Records; Providing that it is a violation of specified provisions to fail to acknowledge a public records request promptly and in good faith; requiring custodians of public records to perform specified actions within a specified timeframe; prohibiting agencies from charging for specified public records requests; providing that violations of any law providing access to public records are violations of specified provisions; requiring that certain provisions authorizing a public records exemption be repealed after a specified timeframe unless the Legislature reenacts the exemption, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/5/2025 11:19 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 437 (c1) by Government Operations Subcommittee Public Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Similar
  S 44 by Rouson Electronic Payment of Public Records Fees Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  119.011	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  119.07	Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  119.10	Violation of chapter; penalties.	Page 12 (pdf)
  119.12	Attorney fees.	Page 14 (pdf)
  119.15	Legislative review of exemptions from public meeting and public records requirements.	Page 16 (pdf)
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 17 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/5/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability