Senate File 2245 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2245 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3088) A BILL FOR An Act requesting interim committees relating to 1 confidentiality provisions under Iowa’s open records law. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5218SV (2) 86 rh/rj

S.F. 2245 Section 1. INTERIM STUDY —— LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIVE 1 REPORTS —— BODY CAMERA VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS. The 2 legislative council is requested to establish an interim 3 committee, composed of legislator members of both political 4 parties from both houses of the general assembly, to meet 5 during the 2016 interim to discuss issues relating to the use, 6 storage, retention, public inspection, and confidentiality of 7 law enforcement investigative reports and specific portions 8 of electronic mail and telephone billing records of law 9 enforcement agencies if part of an ongoing investigation 10 and including law enforcement body camera video and audio 11 recordings. The committee is directed to submit its findings 12 and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by 13 December 15, 2016. 14 Sec. 2. INTERIM STUDY —— PUBLIC RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIAL 15 RECORDS UNDER IOWA’S OPEN RECORDS LAW. The legislative council 16 is requested to establish a legislative interim committee 17 to meet during the 2016 interim to study and discuss issues 18 relating to the statutory designation of certain public 19 records as confidential records under chapter 22 (Iowa’s open 20 records law). The committee shall work to develop a clear 21 statutory categorization of the terms “government records”, 22 “public records”, and “confidential records” to facilitate the 23 assignment of particular government records to each category, 24 and to provide a framework to better inform and provide 25 guidance to public record custodians relating to their rights 26 and responsibilities under chapter 22. In conducting the study 27 and developing recommendations, the committee shall consider 28 testimony from interested stakeholders, including but not 29 limited to representatives from the attorney general’s office, 30 the Iowa public information board, the Iowa state association 31 of counties, the Iowa league of cities, and state and local 32 government agencies. The committee shall submit its findings 33 and recommendations to the general assembly by December 31, 34 2016. 35 -1- LSB 5218SV (2) 86 rh/rj 1/ 2

S.F. 2245 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill relates to the confidentiality of certain public 4 records including law enforcement record information. 5 INTERIM STUDY —— LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS AND INFORMATION. 6 The bill requests the legislative council to establish 7 an interim committee, composed of legislator members of 8 both political parties from both houses of the general 9 assembly, to meet during the 2016 interim to discuss issues 10 relating to the storage, retention, public inspection, and 11 confidentiality of certain law enforcement investigative 12 reports and information including body camera video and audio 13 recordings. The committee is directed to submit its findings 14 and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by 15 December 15, 2016. 16 INTERIM STUDY —— PUBLIC RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. 17 The bill requests the legislative council to establish 18 a legislative interim committee to meet during the 2016 19 interim to study and discuss issues relating to the statutory 20 designation of certain public records as confidential records 21 under Code chapter 22 (Iowa’s open records law). The committee 22 is directed to develop a clear statutory categorization of the 23 terms “government records”, “public records”, and “confidential 24 records” to facilitate the assignment of particular government 25 records to each category, and to provide a framework to 26 better inform and provide guidance to public record custodians 27 relating to their rights and responsibilities under Code 28 chapter 22. The committee is directed to submit its findings 29 and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by 30 December 31, 2016. 31 -2- LSB 5218SV (2) 86 rh/rj 2/ 2