HB 1160-S - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/15/17) |
Addresses the recommendations of the sunshine committee with regard to disclosure exemptions for the following under the public records act: (1) Investigative records compiled by an employing agency conducting an investigation of a possible unfair practice or a possible violation related to discrimination, however, once the agency has notified the complaining employee of the outcome of the investigation, the exemption no longer applies; |
(2) Proprietary data, trade secrets, or other information submitted by a vendor to the department of social and health services for the development, acquisition, or implementation of state purchased health care; |
(3) Trade secrets; and |
(4) Bids, quotations, or proposals submitted to an agency for goods or services in response to a solicitation issued for the goods or services but only until the agency announces the apparent successful bidder or decides not to accept bids, quotations, or proposals. |
Authorizes the court, in an action to enjoin disclosure of financial, commercial, or proprietary information, to award attorneys' fees to a defendant to the extent that the defendant prevailed in opposing an injunction. |