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  • Sen. Jeff Wilson proposes bill to amend state 'Sunshine Committee'

    Mitchell Roland, For The Reflector|Updated Feb 12, 2024

    Nineteenth Legislative District state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has prefiled legislation he says will help overhaul the state's Sunshine Committee and streamline public disclosure requests. In a news release Friday, Wilson said Senate Bill 5779 would combat the rising number of exemptions to the state's public records law, though the bill does not address longstanding questions around legislative privilege. If passed, the bill would require the Sunshine Committee to...

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