Oregon Sunshine Committee
In 2017, with the input of the Attorney General’s Public Records Law Reform Task Force, the Oregon legislature passed the most significant improvements to public records access since our law was first enacted. One of those new laws, HB 2101, created the Oregon Sunshine Committee. Its primary task involves reviewing the hundreds of exemptions that can keep government information out of public hands, with the goal of creating a more transparent government.
On this page, you can find information about the work of the Oregon Sunshine Committee. Agendas and meeting materials are accessible from this page. Written comments to the Oregon Sunshine Committee and requests for accommodation can be sent to SunshineCommittee@doj.oregon.gov.
Next Oregon Sunshine Committee
Date: August 5, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM | (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs
Location: WebEx
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Agenda and Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Notice/Agenda
- Planning for September 16 In-Person Meeting
- Discussion of 2027 Legislative Session
- Discussion of Dispute Resolution Information Exemption Summaries
Meeting Records
- Oregon Sunshine Committee Meetings Archive
- Citizen Engagement Non-Legislative Videos »(opens in a new window)
Sunshine Committee Members
ORS 192.511 requires committee members to represent a variety of sectors or interest groups.
- Charlie Fisher, OSPIRG State Director, Committee Co-Chair
- Morgan Smith, Polk County Counsel, Committee Co-Chair
- Emily Cureton, OPB Central Oregon Bureau Chief
- Vacant, a person with information technology expertise.
- Vacant
- Alex Downing, City Recorder for Corvallis
- Leslie Wu, Policy Advisor, Office of Attorney General Dan Rayfield
- Mark Landauer, Lobbyist, Special Districts Association of Oregon
- Cameron Miles, Government Accountability Attorney, Office of Governor Tina Kotek
- Elliot Njus, Director of Content, The Oregonian
- Stephanie Clark, State Archivist
- Senator Floyd Prozanski of Eugene (ex officio)
- Senator Kim Thatcher of Keizer (ex officio)
- Representative Jason Kropf of Bend (ex officio)
- Representative Kim Wallan of Medford (ex officio)
Contact
SunshineCommittee@doj.oregon.gov
Public Records Law Resources
- Search the database of public records exemptions »(opens in a new window)
- Public Records Manual
- Public Records Advocate »(opens in a new window)
- Public Records Advisory Council »(opens in a new window)
Related Information
- File a public records request with the Oregon DOJ »(opens in a new window)
- File a public records appeal with the Oregon DOJ