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June 20, 2008

Assembly passes bill to speed public records release

PROVIDENCE -- A long night still ahead, the House late today passed a Senate-approved bill to quicken release of public records, among them police reports, in Rhode Island.

The vote was 49 to 9, with opposition coming from Republicans in the Democrat-dominated House, as lawmakers grind through a host of bills on their way to adjourning the year's regular legislative session.

The proposal would change Rhode Island’s Open Records Law, cutting to 7 days from 10 the amount of time a member of the public must wait to receive requested public records. The legislation also requires the release of basic arrest information within 24 hours.

-- With reports from Cynthia Needham, Journal State House Bureau

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