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CS/SB 1846: Public Records/Respondent’s Name

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bean

Public Records/Respondent’s Name; Exempting from public records requirements a respondent’s name in certain documents at trial and on appeal; expanding exemptions from public records requirements for certain petitions, court orders, and related records to include applications for voluntary and involuntary mental health examinations and substance abuse treatment, respectively; revising the date for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: On the same date that SB 1844 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44), CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2022 Senate • Filed
1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 159
1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 159
1/27/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/01/22, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/1/2022 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/2/2022 Senate • Now in Judiciary
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249
2/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/22, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/7/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
2/8/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
2/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 454
2/25/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22 -SJ 484
3/1/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 472
• Read 3rd time -SJ 472
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
3/1/2022 House • In Messages
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44), CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)