It is a positive bill.
It requires the meeting notice to include the agenda, plus it removes the bracketing in current law: (1) a municipality with a population of 48,000 or more; (2) a county with a population of 65,000 or more; (3) a school district that contains all or part of the area within the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a population of 48,000 or more; etc.
This is same bill filed in 2019. We were #2 opposed. It adds penalty for failure to respond to open records request, which is good. However, the bill essentially turns the TPIA upside down by placing the onus on the requestor to justify why the information he’s seeking should be made available. Currently it’s the respondent’s responsibility to explain their legal reasoning for withholding it. Additionally, it’s hard to explain why something is legally accessible when you may not know exactly what it is that they’re withholding.
For unclaimed property, this bill adds: "or Post on Internet."
Creates newspaper notice for hearing
Committee sub retains newspaper notice
Increases transparency
Prohibits state agencies from purchasing periodicals. Bad public policy.
Similar to Springer's bill.
Attorney Fee Bill
Companion is HB 2874 by Smithee
Creates new notice
Companion is HB 4940
Adds new notice
Companion SB 1419
This bill could potentially be stretched to apply to a newspaper, even though it is clearly intended to target companies like TikTok, Instagram, etc.
The definition of “digital service” here does seem broad enough to encompass almost any entity with a website. But the digital service also has to “target” or “know that the service appeals to minors.” The criteria for that is rather broad (animated characters, activities for minors, models who are minors, ads intended for minors, etc.).