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Legislature sets steep bar to recoup court fees in records cases, moves to replace records committee
Utah legislators have passed one bill and are considering another that could make it more difficult and costly to access public records. A bill restricting the public’s ability to recoup legal costs if they have to fight a public records denial in court has passed the Legislature, while another that would dissolve the state’s volunteer records committee is making its way through. The House Wednesday morning voted 54-18 to give final passage to HB69, saying that in cases where a resident or journalist seeking records under the state’s public records law, known as the Government ...
