Law new
A new law is an official rule or regulation that governs behavior within a society or country. New laws are proposed, debated, and agreed on by a legislative body, such as Congress. Once enacted, laws become public and are known as statutes.
When a bill passes through a legislative body, such as Congress, it’s usually accompanied by a committee report. This document sets forth in detail precisely what the bill is intended to accomplish. It also includes any changes in existing law and explains why the committee recommends approval of the bill.
If a state agency denies access to a record pursuant to any of the exceptions in this article, the agency shall, upon request, provide the reasons for that denial. If the record is maintained electronically, an agency should design its information retrieval methods so that available records can be retrieved more easily than records that are withheld.
The people’s right to know the process of governmental decision-making and the documents and statistics that underlie such determinations is fundamental to our democracy. It is therefore the policy of this state that such decisions be made in full public view, without the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. The legislature hereby declares that the people have the right to access records of government agencies, unless the disclosure of such records would violate the constitutional rights of individuals or invade their personal privacy in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The legislature further declares that guidelines may be promulgated by the committee on open government to provide for deletion of identifying details from records otherwise available under this article in order to prevent unwarranted invasions of private privacy.