Public record appeals stall as Utah transitions away from State Records Committee

Written By Ana West

By: KSL Investigators, May 2, 2025

Utahns fighting for information under the state’s public records law are waiting longer to make their cases for transparency as the state slowly transitions to a new system for hearing their appeals.

The State Records Committee, a seven-member panel that considered appeals after public record requests were denied by government agencies, met for the last time in April.

Under SB277 – which was sponsored by Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, passed by the Utah Legislature and signed by Gov. Spencer Cox despite opposition from the public – the committee is repealed on May 7, and set to be replaced by a single judge appointed by the governor.

Ana West
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