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CS/SB 400: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rodrigues

Public Records; Prohibiting an agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record from responding to such request by filing an action for declaratory relief against the requester, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-173
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/28/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 64
    1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/27/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    1/27/2021 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/28/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 64
    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 170
    3/10/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
    3/16/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/1/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/6/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 378
    4/7/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/9/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/21 -SJ 465
    4/14/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 464
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 464
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 464
    • Immediately certified -SJ 465
    4/14/2021 House • In Messages
    4/20/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/23/2021 House • Substituted for CS/HB 913
    • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/26/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    4/26/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 723
    4/26/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
    7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-173

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  • CS/SB 400, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2021 at 2:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 913 (c1) Requests for Public Records McClure Identical Last Action: 4/23/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 400 (Ch. 2021-173) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 400, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/27/2021 at 2:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/2/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 913 (c1) Requests for Public Records McClure Identical Last Action: 4/23/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 400 (Ch. 2021-173) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/15/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/6/2021 9:30 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/14/2021 7:37 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/26/2021 1:45 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 400, Original Filed Version Posted 12/28/2020 at 4:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2021 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    292592 - Amendment
    Delete lines 16 - 18 and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Rodrigues)     		1/26/2021
    7:49 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/27/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2021 9:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)

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