This amendment clarifies that except as may otherwise be specifically mandated by SS 1 for SB 300, any documents, data, images, information, reports and correspondence created, transmitted, received, store or maintained by any person or entity pursuant to the mandates contained within the new Chapter 9B of Title 24 created by SS1 for SB 300 are confidential and not subject to release pursuant to a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is 'Stricken in House', meaning it did not become law and has no effective date.

Amendment Making New Records Confidential

This amendment makes records created under new rules in Chapter 9B private and stops them from being shared through public freedom of information requests, unless another part of the chapter requires sharing.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new section called Subchapter VIII on confidentiality within the bill.
• Labels documents, data, images, reports, and correspondence made under these new rules as confidential.
• Blocks the release of these specific records if someone asks for them using Freedom of Information Act laws.
• Allows exceptions only where other parts of this same chapter specifically require information to be shared.

Who It Names or Affects

• Any person or entity that creates, sends, receives, stores, or keeps documents under the new Chapter 9B rules.
• People who try to get these records through Freedom of Information Act requests.

Terms To Know

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

A law that lets people ask government agencies for public access to official documents and information.

Confidential

Information that is kept private and not shared with the general public.

Limits and Unknowns

• The amendment was removed from consideration in the House on June 25, 2026.
• It does not apply to records if another part of Chapter 9B specifically says they must be released.
• No effective date is listed because the bill did not pass into law.

Official Summary Text

This amendment clarifies that except as may otherwise be specifically mandated by SS 1 for SB 300, any documents, data, images, information, reports and correspondence created, transmitted, received, store or maintained by any person or entity pursuant to the mandates contained within the new Chapter 9B of Title 24 created by SS1 for SB 300 are confidential and not subject to release pursuant to a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Spiegelman

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 300

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 300 by inserting the following after line 437 and before line 438 and redesignating accordingly:

“

Subchapter VIII. Confidentiality

§ 960B. Except as may otherwise be specifically required by this Chapter, all documents, data, images, information, reports and correspondence created, transmitted, received, stored or maintained by any person or entity pursuant to this Chapter are confidential and are specifically protected from disclosure by operation of the Freedom of Information Act.

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SYNOPSIS

This amendment clarifies that except as may otherwise be specifically mandated by SS 1 for SB 300, any documents, data, images, information, reports and correspondence created, transmitted, received, store or maintained by any person or entity pursuant to the mandates contained within the new Chapter 9B of Title 24 created by SS1 for SB 300 are confidential and not subject to release pursuant to a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request.