This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act of 1967 and introduces new provisions regarding the actions of governing bodies in relation to the issuance of bonds. Specifically, it establishes that if a circuit court finds a governing body or its member has violated the law concerning bond issuance, the court can only invalidate that action within thirty days of its occurrence. If the court's finding occurs after this thirty-day period, the governing body must remedy the violation within another thirty days by providing notice, disclosing the violation at a public meeting, and authorizing the action in question at that meeting.

Additionally, the bill imposes civil penalties on individual members of the governing body found responsible for the violation, amounting to one thousand dollars each, which must be paid to the claimant and cannot be covered by public funds. The remedies provided in this bill are supplementary to other available remedies under the existing law. The effectiveness of this bill is contingent upon the enactment of SB227 by the General Assembly.

Statutes affected:
Old version SB614 V2 - 4-9-2025 09:23 AM: 25-19-106
Old version SB614 V3 - 4-9-2025 01:22 PM: 25-19-106
Old version SB614 Original - 4-2-2025 05:11 PM: 25-19-106
SB 614: 25-19-106
Act 992: 25-19-106