Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2587 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/03/2022

                      	HB 2587 
Initials SJ 	Page 1 	Caucus & COW 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-fifth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
House: GE DP 7-1-4-1 
 
HB 2587: public records; point of contact 
Sponsor: Representative Grantham, LD 12 
Caucus & COW 
Overview 
Requires an entity that is subject to a public records request to provide specified information of 
the employee who is authorized to provide the requested information. 
History 
Statute requires permanent public records of the state, a city or town, a county or other political 
subdivision of this state to be transcribed or kept on paper or other material that is durable and of 
permanent quality. Such permanent public records must be stored and maintained according to 
standards for the storage of the records as established by the director of the Arizona State Library, 
Archives and Public Records (A.R.S. § 39-101). 
Provisions 
1. Stipulates that an entity that is subject to a public records request must provide the following 
information of the employee who is able and authorized to provide the requested information: 
a) Name; 
b) Telephone number; and 
c) Email address. (Sec. 1) 
2. Specifies that the contact information of the authorized employee must be made available to 
the public on the website maintained by the entity. (Sec. 1) 
3. Directs the authorized employee to reply within five business days acknowledging receipt of 
the request for a public record. (Sec. 1) 
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