Legislation that would subject Governor Snyder and lawmakers to public-records requests is moving forward in the state House.
The bipartisan bills were approved Thursday by a Republican-led House committee.
The votes set the legislation up for passage in the House next week during Sunshine Week, which is a celebration of access to public information.
Right now, Michigan is one of just two states that exempt the governor from open-records laws and one of eight where the legislature is exempt.
The bills would, however, exempt talks between legislators and their constituents except if the constituent is a lobbyist.
Once the legislation clears the House, it will face opposition in the GOP controlled Senate where the majority leader has already openly opposed the bills.
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