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CS/HB 163: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Harrell

Public Records; Revises circumstances under which court must assess & award costs of enforcement against agency in civil action to enforce ch. 119, F.S.; specifies circumstances under which complainant is not required to provide written notice of public records request; prohibits assessment & award of costs of enforcement to complainant who acts with improper purpose; requires court to assess & award costs against complainant found to act with improper purpose.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/19/2017 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 80 (Ch. 2017-21) -HJ 738
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/4/2017 House • Filed
1/11/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 41
3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 41
3/8/2017 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 316
• Now in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee -HJ 316
3/16/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
3/21/2017 House • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 429
3/22/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 414
3/24/2017 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 457
4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 601
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 601
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 80 -HJ 738
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 80 (Ch. 2017-21) -HJ 738