SB 22-169

Senate Bill 22-169, which has been signed into law, allows government officials to withhold information from public records requests if that information could reveal the location of rare or endangered animals and plants, as well as their breeding or nesting areas. This means that details about where these species can be found will not be made available to the general public to protect them from potential harm or exploitation. The law affects anyone who might request such information through a public records request, including researchers, activists, and members of the public interested in wildlife conservation. Since it has been signed into law, this bill is now active and its provisions are enforceable.

Official Summary

The act authorizes the custodian of public records to deny access to records containing information that reveals the location or could be used to determine the location of an individual animal, a group of animals, a plant species of greatest conservation need, or an individual animal's or a group of animals' breeding or nesting habitat. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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