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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires Office of Policy and Management to study state agency FOIA response times by January 2027
Last action · April 1, 2026: File Number 289Sponsors: Rob Sampson and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management must conduct a study on state agency response times for public records requests and submit a findings report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2027.
Allocates up to $300,000 in 2027 for a consultant to analyze public record response delays and complaints across state agencies.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Office of Policy and Management
The Office of Policy and Management must conduct the study, hire a consultant, and submit a report by January 15, 2027.
state agencies
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 289
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 200
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Feb 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/24
- Feb 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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