MA H3195

Bill

MA H3195

Regarding information governance

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
04/19/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize public agencies and municipalities to create, implement, maintain, and enforce a comprehensive information governance plan for public records. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to authorize public agencies and municipalities to create, implement, maintain, and enforce a comprehensive information governance (IG) plan for public records. The key provisions include: (1) adding a new exemption to the public records law for information protected by attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other legal protections; (2) requiring all agencies and municipalities to establish an IG plan that includes protocols for storage, privacy, security, disposal, and sharing of documents and data in any format; (3) mandating that the IG plan comply with the state's records retention schedule; and (4) designating the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of this new law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D)*, Becca Rausch (D)*,

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3195

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3195
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3195.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3110	Further regulating access to public records	No further action taken	Similar To
H3207	Relative to restricted vital records	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5355	Similar To
H3239	To apply the public records law to the legislature	Accompanied a study order, see H4969	Similar To
H3542	Relative to transportation governance	Accompanied a study order, see H4944	Similar To
S1356	Further addressing challenges to municipal governance caused by the COVID-19 emergency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2034	Relative to increasing transparency in public construction	Accompanied H3112	Similar To
S2048	To apply the public records law to the legislature	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2108	Regarding information governance	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2266	Relative to transportation governance	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To

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