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H.B. 508 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
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Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Forhan
Effective date:
S. Ben Fogle, Attorney
SUMMARY
 Enacts the Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act.
 Makes a public record any document detailing expenses related to trips by the
Governor, and anyone accompanying the Governor, to attend any entertainment or
sporting event.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Public records – trips by the Governor
The bill enacts the “Super Bowl Entourage Expense Act,” which provides that documents
detailing expenses related to trips by the Governor, and anyone accompanying the Governor, to
attend any entertainment or sporting event, are public records. Under continuing law, a public
office, upon request, must promptly prepare public records, make them available for
inspection, and provide copies at cost.
Under the bill, these documents, including security records, are public records
notwithstanding provisions in the Public Records Law that otherwise would exclude them from
being public records. Under continuing law, a security record includes “any record that contains
information directly used for protecting or maintaining the security of a public office against
attack, interference, or sabotage . . . .”1 Therefore, under the bill, documents detailing expenses
related to trips by the Governor, and anyone accompanying the Governor, to attend any
entertainment or sporting event are subject to disclosure as a public record.
1 R.C. 107.72 and Section 2 of the bill; R.C. 149.43 and 149.433, not in the bill.
July 11, 2024
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HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 04-30-24
ANHB0508IN-135/sb
P a g e |2 H.B. 508
As Introduced