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Open Records

An up-to-date archive related to Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act

Legislative bills that would affect public records access
Members of the Utah Media Coalition will rank upcoming legislation or legislative action on openness and accessibility and tell lawmakers and the public about those rankings. The following bills are those the coalition believes will affect the public's access to information in some way.

Access to Voter Date of Birth Records
HB 304 would make a voter's month and day of birth, but not the year of birth, a private record. Current law makes the complete birth date (day, month and year) of a registered voter a public record so that the public can use the information to veri...
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Closed Meeting Amendments
This bill would allow public officials to close public meetings when the officials find it "preferable," a broad exception that would effectively gut Utah's Open and Public Meetings Act. The sponsor of HB 226 is also sponsoring HB 89, which would ...
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What is GRAMA?

The Government Records Access and Management Act [GRAMA] is a broad-ranging Utah law dealing with the management of government records. First adopted in 1991 and revised several times, GRAMA is intended to balance the public's constitutional right to access information, individual privacy rights, and government's interest in restricting access to some records for the public good.


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House Bill 477 [HB477] was a controversial 75-page bill altering GRAMA that was passed quickly and with overwhelming House and Senate support during the 2011 session of the Utah Legislature. It was subsequently repealed during a special legislative session, in the face of public outcry. Legislative history of HB477. Legislative leaders have established a 25-member working group to study GRAMA.


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