H.F. 2299 Section 1. Section 22.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. Whether for in-person examination and 3 copying of a public record under subsection 1 or electronic 4 examination and copying of a public record under subsection 3, 5 a government body may provide the requested public record or 6 the information contained in a public record in any reasonable 7 format. A government body is not required to provide the 8 public record or the information contained in a public record 9 in the format requested if a comparable alternative is provided 10 by the government body. 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 22.17 Public records accessible by 12 internet. 13 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 14 contrary, a government body is not required to provide a 15 copy of a public record that is published on the government 16 body’s internet site and is accessible to the public. The 17 government body shall notify the requester that the information 18 is available and direct the requester to the internet site 19 location where the public record can be found. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill relates to open records requests. The bill 24 authorizes a government body to provide a requested public 25 record in a reasonable format. A government body is not 26 required to provide the public record in the format requested 27 if a comparable alternative is provided. 28 The bill also provides that if a public record is published 29 on a government body’s internet site, the government body does 30 not need to provide a copy of the public record but must notify 31 the requester of the public record’s internet site location. 32 -1- LSB 5788YH (2) 90 cm/ns 1/ 1