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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 466

AN ACT CONCERNING VEXATIOUS REQUESTERS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

In the Senate since March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To include harassing and threatening conduct that occurred outside of a request for public records under the Freedom of Information Act when finding a person to be a vexatious requester and to permit a longer period of relief from requests from such vexatious requester for a second or subsequent granting of a petition.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Stephen R. Meskers, Hector Arzeno

    Its course

    March 6 to April 9, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action9 actions on 5 days

    In the SenateFrom Mar 6

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2317 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 6 – Mar 23

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 9SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses