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State sunshine laws are the laws in each state that govern public access to governmental records. These laws are sometimes known as open records laws or public records laws, and are also collectively referred to as FOIA laws, after the federal Freedom of Information Act.

The law in each state

Alabama Public Records Law Alaska Public Records Act Arizona Public Records Law Arkansas Freedom of Information Act California Public Records Act Colorado Open Records Act Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Delaware Freedom of Information Act D.C. FOIA Act Florida Sunshine Law Georgia Open Records Act Hawaii Information Practices Act Idaho Public Records Act Illinois Freedom of Information Act Indiana Access to Public Records Act Iowa Open Records Law Kansas Open Records Act

Kentucky Open Records Act Louisiana Public Records Act Maine Freedom of Access Act Maryland Public Information Act Massachusetts Public Records Act Michigan Freedom of Information Act Minnesota Data Practices Act Mississippi Public Records Act Missouri Sunshine Law Montana Public Records Act Nebraska Public Records Law Nevada Open Records Act New Hampshire Right to Know Law New Jersey Open Public Records Act New Mexico Public Records Act New York Freedom of Information Law North Carolina Public Records Law

North Dakota Open Records Statute Ohio Open Records Law Oklahoma Open Records Act Oregon Public Records Law Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act South Carolina Freedom of Information Act South Dakota Sunshine Law Tennessee Open Records Act Texas Public Information Act Utah Records Access Act Vermont Public Records Law Virginia Freedom of Information Act Washington Public Records Act West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Wisconsin Open Records Law Wyoming Sunshine Law

Aspects of the laws

• List of who can make public record requests by state
• Years that state FOIA laws were enacted
• Request response times by state
• How much do public records cost?
• States with FOIA ombudsmen