Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah SB277: Government Records Management Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill creates the Government Records Office (the office) within the Division of Archives and Records Service (the division), and replaces the State Records Committee (the committee) with the director of the office, who is an attorney with knowledge and experience relating to government records law and makes other changes relating to government records.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Government Records Management Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael K. McKell House Sponsor: Jefferson Moss LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates the Government Records Office (the office) within the Division of Archives and Records Service (the division), and replaces the State Records Committee (the committee) with the director of the office, who is an attorney with knowledge and experience relating to government records law and makes other changes relating to government records. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - creates the office within the division and describes the functions of the office; - requires the governor to appoint the director of the office, in consultation with the executive director of the department, and with the advice and consent of the Senate; - describes the term of office, qualifications, and duties of the director; - directs the Division of Human Resource Management to conduct a performance survey and evaluation of the director on a specified schedule; - repeals the committee; - provides that the director will replace the committee in fulfilling the duties currently assigned to the committee, including the duty to decide appeals under the Government Records Access and Management Act; - makes the government records ombudsman an employee of the office; - grants rulemaking authority to the director of the office; - …
Sponsors
- Michael McKell (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Moss, Carol S. (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 6, 2025): 18 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2025): 44 yea, 23 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 3, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2025): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 21 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 26, 2025): 18 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Department of Government Operations, Government Records, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Archives and Records, New Rulemaking Authority, Division of Human Resource Management, Administrative Rulemaking
Common questions
- What is SB277?
- SB277 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Government Records Management Amendments.
- What does SB277 do?
- This bill creates the Government Records Office (the office) within the Division of Archives and Records Service (the division), and replaces the State Records Committee (the committee) with the director of the office, who is an attorney with knowledge and experience relating to government records law and makes other changes relating to government records.
- What is the status of SB277?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB277?
- Michael McKell (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB277?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0277.html
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