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HB 799: Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Gregory

Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets; Provides public record exemption for trade secrets held by an agency; provides notice requirements; provides exception; provides agency employee is not liable for release of records in compliance with act; provides applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal.

Effective Date: on the same date that HB 801 or similar legislation takes effect
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/26/2019 House • Filed
    12/16/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Commerce Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 67
    1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    • Introduced -HJ 67
    1/16/2020 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 396
    • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 396
    1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 01/30/20, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
    1/30/2020 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 477
    • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 477
    2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/13/2020 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 569
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 569
    2/27/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20
    3/3/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 710
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/4/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 732
    • Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 733
    3/4/2020 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 470
    • Received -SJ 470
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • HB 799, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/26/2019 at 11:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2020 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2020 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 801 (c1) Public Records Gregory Linked Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Commerce and Tourism Track This Bill
    S 1532 Public Records/Trade Secret Held by an Agency Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Commerce and Tourism Track This Bill
    S 1534 Public Records Baxley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Commerce and Tourism Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/4/2020 12:10 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    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 4 (pdf)
    688.01 Page 4 (pdf)

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