Reopening a debate about Florida’s Sunshine Law, a Senate committee approved a proposal that would give judges discretion in deciding whether to award attorney fees in public-records lawsuits.
The proposal, approved on a 4-3 vote by the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee, would make a major change because judges are now required to award attorney fees to people who successfully file lawsuits against government agencies that have improperly withheld public records.
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