Lawmakers are creating their own versions of the renewal.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) -- Efforts to renew a security-related exemption to Missouri's open records and meetings law could bolster attempts to make additional changes to the Sunshine Law.
Two security-related exemptions expired at the end of 2012. Public safety, education and local government organizations are urging the Legislature to reinstate them.
The groups contend the information helps protect schools, college campuses, hospitals and power plants and that the sensitive records do not belong in the public domain.
The House and Senate each have passed their own versions of the renewal.
Senators have included a requirement for more notice before meetings. The Senate bill also would reduce fines for violations but no longer require that violations have been committed "knowingly."
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