Years that state FOIA laws were enacted

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State Law Year enacted
Alabama Alabama Public Records Law 1923
Alaska Alaska Public Records Act 1900 (pre-statehood)
Arizona Arizona Public Records Law 1901
Arkansas Arkansas Freedom of Information Act 1967
California California Public Records Act -
Colorado Colorado Open Records Act 1969
Connecticut Connecticut Freedom of Information Act 1975
Delaware Delaware Freedom of Information Act 1977
Delaware District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act -
Florida Florida Sunshine Law 1995
Georgia Georgia Open Records Act -
Hawaii Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act 1975
Idaho Idaho Public Records Act 1990
Illinois Illinois Freedom of Information Act 1984
Indiana Indiana Access to Public Records Act 1983[1] [2]
Iowa Iowa Open Records Law 1967
Kansas Kansas Open Records Act 1984
Kentucky Kentucky Open Records Act 1976
Louisiana Louisiana Sunshine Law 1940
Maine Maine Freedom of Access Act 1959
Maryland Maryland Public Information Act 1970
Massachusetts Massachusetts Public Records Act 1851[3]
Michigan Michigan Freedom of Information Act 1977
Minnesota Minnesota Data Practices Act -
Mississippi Mississippi Public Records Act -
Missouri Missouri Sunshine Law -
Montana Montana Public Records Act -
Nebraska Nebraska Public Records Law -
Nevada Nevada Open Records Act -
New Hampshire New Hampshire Right to Know Law -
New Jersey New Jersey Open Public Records Act -
New Mexico New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act -
New York New York Freedom of Information Law 1974
North Carolina North Carolina Public Records Law 1935
North Dakota North Dakota Open Records Statute -
Ohio Ohio Open Records Law 1963
Oklahoma Oklahoma Open Records Act -
Oregon Oregon Public Records Law 1973
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Right to Know Act -
Rhode Island Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act 1979
South Carolina South Carolina Freedom of Information Act -
South Dakota South Dakota Sunshine Law -
Tennessee Tennessee Open Records Act -
Texas Texas Public Information Act -
Utah Utah Government Records Access and Management Act -
Vermont Vermont Public Records Law -
Virginia Virginia Freedom of Information Act -
Washington Washington Public Records Act -
West Virginia West Virginia Freedom of Information Act -
Wisconsin Wisconsin Open Records Law 1917, updated 1983
Wyoming Wyoming Sunshine Law -

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ↑ The Hughes Anti-Secrecy Act was in force prior to enactment of Indiana's current laws
  2. ↑ Carroll County Comet, "Let the sun shine in...Hail to Sunshine!"
  3. ↑ The first law governing access to public records known in Massachusetts is an 1851 law that "all county, city or town records and files shall be open to public inspection"
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