04/25/2022 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

           SB 7-STATE TROOPER POLICIES: PUBLIC ACCESS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:43:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN announced  that the only order of  business would be                                                               
CS FOR SENATE  BILL NO. 7(JUD), "An Act  requiring the Department                                                               
of Public  Safety to publish  certain policies and  procedures on                                                               
the department's Internet website."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:44:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN expressed appreciation  for the brevity of                                                               
the proposed  legislation.  He  said that the public  should have                                                               
access  to information,  but he  expressed the  opinion that  law                                                               
enforcement  should have  discretion over  the publishing  of its                                                               
information.  In  relation to his experience  in law enforcement,                                                               
he  said that  he  is unaware  of any  time  law enforcement  has                                                               
hidden or failed to disclose  information which should be public.                                                               
He cautioned  that some information  may seem innocuous,  such as                                                               
the timing  of officers'  shifts, but  there are  individuals who                                                               
would take advantage of this information.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:45:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
VICE CHAIR  SNYDER moved to  report CSSB 7(JUD) out  of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.   There being no  objection, CSSB 7(JUD) was  reported out                                                               
of the House Judiciary Standing Committee.