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CS/CS/HB 461: Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets Held by an Agency

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee ; Massullo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Slosberg

Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets Held by an Agency; Provides exemption from public record requirements for trade secret held by agency; provides notice requirements; provides process for responding to public record requests; provides exception to exemption; provides that agency employee is not liable for release of records in compliance with act; provides applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Effective Date: on the same date that CS/HB 459 or similar legislation takes effect
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/26/2017 House • Filed
    11/1/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 42
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 42
    1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    1/17/2018 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 370
    1/18/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    1/19/2018 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 369
    • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 367
    2/6/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/08/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/8/2018 House • CS/CS by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 559
    2/12/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Government Accountability Committee read 1st time -HJ 555
    2/13/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 562
    2/15/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/18
    2/20/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 625
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/21/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 652
    • CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 652
    2/28/2018 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 416
    • Received -SJ 416
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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  • CS/CS/HB 461, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2018 at 8:41 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 459 (e1) Public Records Massullo Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 958 Public Records/Trade Secrets Mayfield Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 956 Public Records Mayfield Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/21/2018 2:16 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    688.001 Short title. Page 7 (pdf)
    688.006 Preservation of secrecy. Page 7 (pdf)
    688.01 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 461, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/18/2018 at 5:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 459 (c2) Public Records Massullo Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 958 Public Records/Trade Secrets Mayfield Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 956 Public Records Mayfield Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    225161 - Amendment
    Remove lines 25-159 and insert:     		Massullo 2/7/2018
    5:41 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2018     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    688.001 Short title. Page 6 (pdf)
    688.006 Preservation of secrecy. Page 6 (pdf)
    688.01 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 461, Original Filed Version Posted 10/26/2017 at 12:01 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 459 (c1) Public Records Massullo Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 958 Public Records/Trade Secrets Mayfield Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 956 Public Records Mayfield Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    667739 - Amendment
    Remove lines 29-100 and insert:     		Massullo 1/16/2018
    3:48 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/17/2018     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    688.001 Short title. Page 1 (pdf)
    688.006 Preservation of secrecy. Page 5 (pdf)
    688.01 Page 5 (pdf)

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