Open Data Policies At Work
A bird's eye view of open data policies
Open data policies — at all levels of government — are springing up around the country. To help keep track of the growth and evolution of these policies, we've compiled this bird's eye view of current and newly emerging policies at the state and local level, as well as best practice resources for those beginning their own open data journey or looking to track this information on their own.
Where & When
City
- Washington, D.C. (2006, 2011, 2014)
- Portland, OR (2009)
- Memphis, TN (2009)
- San Francisco, CA (2009, 2010, 2013 (1), 2013 (2))
- Lexington-Fayette County, KY (2011)
- Austin, TX (2011)
- Raleigh, NC (2011)
- New York City, NY (2011)
- Providence, RI (Study) (2011)
- Philadelphia, PA (2012)
- Madison, WI (2012)
- Chicago, IL (2012)
- Tulsa, OK (2013)
- South Bend, IN (2013)
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (2013)
- Oakland, CA (2013)
- West Sacramento, CA (2013)
- Honolulu, HI (2013)
- Los Angeles, CA (2013)
- Sacramento, CA (City Manager Policy) (2013)
- Pittsburgh, PA (2014)
- Williamsville, NY (2014)
- Hartford, CT (2014)
- Boston, MA (2014)
- Kansas City, MO (2014)
- Jackson, MI (2014)
- Chattanooga, TN (2014)
- Cincinnati, OH (Admin Regulation) (2014)
- Salt Lake City, UT (2014)
- Minneapolis, MN (2014)
- Bloomington, IL (2014)
- Houston, TX (2014)
- Amherst, NY (2014)
County, State, and Federal
- U.S. (Federal) (2009, 2013)
- Cook County, IL (2011)
- Texas (2011)
- Illinois (2012, 2014)
- Montgomery County, MD (2012)
- San Mateo County, CA (Admin Memo) (2013)
- Rhode Island (Executive Order, 2013)
- Utah (Advisory Board, 2013), (2014)
- New York (2013)
- Hawaii (2013)
- New Hampshire (2012, 2013)
- Connecticut (2014)
- Maryland (2014)
- Nashville and Davidson County, TN (2014)
- Howard County, MD (2014)
Upcoming Legislation
DIY Open Data Tracking
Specific Open Data Policies
Find and contribute to lists of specific open data policies on the Sunlight Policy Open Data repo.
State and Federal Legislative Alerts
Using Scout, Sunlight's innovative legislative tracking service, you can track State and Federal actions on open data, FOI, and other important issues.
For emails updates on new state open data bills, create an alert for our State Open Data Bill collection.
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Additional Resources
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