{"AmendmentNumber":"19","ParentBillNumber":"S3200","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"BET0","Name":"Bruce E. Tarr","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BET0","ResponseDate":"2026-07-27T13:35:36.667"},"Category":null,"Action":null,"RollCall":[],"Title":"Maximizing the Availability of Public Records","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ____ the following section:-\r\n\"SECTION____. The public records officers required in sections 4, and 5 of this act shall, on an ongoing basis, seek to identify opportunities to make the public records defined herein available,  on one or more electronic, public-facing platforms, and ensure, to the maximum feasible extent, that such records are posted and maintained on such platforms, provided, that the availability of such records, and the means of accessing them, shall be posted conspicuously on the web site of the legislature and updated as necessary, and provided further, that said officers such file a report with the clerks of the House and Senate annually, not later than December 31, with the clerks of the House and Senate, detailing their activities pursuant to this section and identifying obstacles to increasing electronic access to public records, which report shall also include any legislative or other recommendations.\"\r\n"}