Mississippi transparency legislation
From Sunshine Review
Here you will find a collection of transparency legislation in Mississippi.
[edit] 2009
- House Bill 1048 [1] would restrict the fees charged for open records to actual costs. Unanimously passed the House February 10, 2009. [2]
- Senate Bill 2921 [3] would reduce the response time required by law for open records requests to seven days (rather than the current 14 days) and restrict fees charged for open records to actual costs. The Senate recommitted this bill to committee 26-23, which effectively killed it. [2] [4]
- Senate Bill 3109 [5] concerns the construction of artificial reefs in the Gulf and contains an exemption to FOIA. The House version of the bill does not contain the exemption. [2]
The Natchez Democrat [6], Clarion Ledger [7] and the Hattiesburg American [8] have editorialized in favor of both HB1048 and SB2921.
[edit] 2008
- Mississippi House Bill 101 (2008), aka the "Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008," requires the creation of an online database detailing state expenditures.
- Mississippi House Bill 725 (2008), aka the "Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act."
[edit] References
- ↑ Text and Status of HB1048
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Two bills deal with public-records policy, Sun Herald, February 11, 2009
- ↑ Text and Status of SB2921
- ↑ Secrecy: Senate backslides on openness, Clarion Ledger, February 13, 2009
- ↑ Text and Status of SB3109
- ↑ Cheese holes best filled one at a time, Natchez Democrat, February 11, 2009
- ↑ Secrecy: Senate backslides on openness, Clarion Ledger, February 13, 2009
- ↑ Lawmakers must get serious about records, Hattiesburg American, February 12, 2009
