HCSHB1720--SUNSHINELAW
SPONSOR: Falkner
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonLocalGovernmentbyavoteof11to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1720.
Thisbillallowsfortheclosureofcertainrecordsunderthe
Sunshinelaw.
Thisbillauthorizesapublicgovernmentalbodytocloserecords
thatcontainindividuallyidentifiableinformationofaminor17
yearsandunderheldbyapublicgovernmentalbodythatisacity,
town,village,orparkboard.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1059,SB174,andHB394(2023).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythateverythingthatcanbedoneto
protectminorsshouldbedone,andthisbill,especiallyas
amended,willhelptodothat.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Falkner;
MunicipalLeagueMetroSt.Louis;MissouriMunicipalLeague;and
ArnieC.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythatmostofthe
problemswiththebillwillbestrippedoutbytheamendment,but
therestillareconcernsthatthebillwillbecomeavehiclefor
otherchangestothesunshinelaws.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasJeanManeke,MissouriPress
Association.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.