Davenport-inspired open records bill changed to exempt Iowa Capitol security footage

Davenport-inspired open records bill changed to exempt Iowa Capitol security footage

The bill was amended in the state Senate and will now go back to the House.

Iowa Senate adds restriction on Capitol security video to open records bill

The Iowa Senate amended an open meetings and records bill Thursday to list security camera footage from the Iowa Capitol building as “confidential records.” House File 706 is this year’s attempt to implement higher penalties and training requirements for Iowa’s…

Plan would bar public access to Iowa Capitol security camera videos - Radio Iowa

Security camera footage from the Iowa Capitol would only be available by court order under a proposal that’s cleared the Iowa Senate. The list of people who swipe a security card badge to gain access to the building would also be kept private. Senator Scott Webster, a Republican from Bettendorf, said the information could be […]