No. SB 7004
Filed under Local Government.
OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information; abrogating the scheduled repeal of such exemption, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill removes a deadline that would have made certain criminal records public. This change affects people whose cases are being reviewed for actual innocence.
Previously, the privacy protection for these records was set to expire in 2026. The bill deletes that expiration date, making the privacy protection permanent.
This means the state can keep reinvestigation files secret from the public and the press without a time limit.
AIThe exemption from public records disclosure for conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information will not automatically expire on October 2, 2026, and will remain in effect indefinitely unless the Legislature later acts to remove it.