Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB526: Government Records Access and Management Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 26, 2026
This bill modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
0 Government Records Access and Management Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides that the government records ombudsman shall provide resources and services related to a fee dispute in relation to a records request; - modifies provisions regulating costs chargeable by a governmental entity for employee time in processing a records request under the Government Records Access and Management Act; - adds provisions to regulate the disclosure of records and fee information regarding work-related contact information for an employee of a local education agency; - requires a governmental entity to provide an itemized estimate of costs and fees expected to be incurred before the governmental entity begins to process a request or requires payment or deposit when fees are expected to exceed a certain amount; - modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act to make an appeal to a chief administrative officer an optional process for appealing an estimate of fees that exceeds a certain amount; - provides that a State Records Committee review of an agency access denial, fee waiver denial, or fee estimate dispute is de novo; - requires a political subdivision to permit an optional appeal …
Sponsors
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Subjects: Government Records, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Judicial Operations, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)
Common questions
- What is HB526?
- HB526 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Government Records Access and Management Amendments.
- What does HB526 do?
- This bill modifies provisions of the Government Records Access and Management Act.
- What is the status of HB526?
- Chaptered as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB526?
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26).
- Where is the official record for HB526?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0526.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.