Years that state FOIA laws were enacted
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| Sunshine Laws |
| How to Make Records Requests |
| Sunshine Litigation |
| Sorted by State, Year and Topic |
| Sunshine Nuances |
| Deliberative Process Exemption |
| State | Law | Year enacted |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Public Records Law | 1923 |
| Alaska | Alaska Public Records Act | 1900 (pre-statehood) |
| Arizona | Arizona Public Records Law | 1901 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Freedom of Information Act | 1967 |
| California | California Public Records Act | - |
| Colorado | Colorado Open Records Act | 1969 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Freedom of Information Act | 1975 |
| Delaware | Delaware Freedom of Information Act | 1977 |
| D.C. | District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act | - |
| Florida | Florida Sunshine Law | 1995 |
| Georgia | Georgia Open Records Act | - |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act | 1975 |
| Idaho | Idaho Public Records Act | 1990 |
| Illinois | Illinois Freedom of Information Act | 1984 |
| Indiana | Indiana Access to Public Records Act | 1983[1] |
| Iowa | Iowa Open Records Law | 1967 |
| Kansas | Kansas Open Records Act | 1984 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Open Records Act | 1976 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Sunshine Law | 1940 |
| Maine | Maine Freedom of Access Act | 1959 |
| Maryland | Maryland Public Information Act | 1970 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Public Records Act | 1851[2] |
| Michigan | Michigan Freedom of Information Act | 1977 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Data Practices Act | - |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Public Records Act | - |
| Missouri | Missouri Sunshine Law | - |
| Montana | Montana Public Records Act | - |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Public Records Law | - |
| Nevada | Nevada Open Records Act | - |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Right to Know Law | - |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Open Public Records Act | - |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act | - |
| New York | New York Freedom of Information Law | 1974 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Public Records Law | 1935 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Open Records Statute | - |
| Ohio | Ohio Open Records Law | 1963 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Open Records Act | - |
| Oregon | Oregon Public Records Law | 1973 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Right to Know Act | - |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act | 1979 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Freedom of Information Act | - |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Sunshine Law | - |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Open Records Act | - |
| Texas | Texas Public Information Act | - |
| Utah | Utah Government Records Access and Management Act | - |
| Vermont | Vermont Public Records Law | - |
| Virginia | Virginia Freedom of Information Act | - |
| Washington | Washington Public Records Act | - |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Freedom of Information Act | - |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Open Records Law | 1917, updated 1983 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Public Records Act | - |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Hughes Anti-Secrecy Act was in force prior to enactment of Indiana's current laws.
- ↑ The first law governing access to public records known in Massachusetts is an 1851 law that "all county, city or town records and files shall be open to public inspection."
