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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)

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  • CS/SB 1846, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2022 at 3:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/4/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1844 (er) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bean Linked Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-41
    H 1157 Pub. Rec./Court Records Maney Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41), SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44)
    H 1143 (c2) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2022-36), CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)
    H 7011 OGSR/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/3/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44)
    S 7008 (er) OGSR/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-44

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/7/2022 2:30 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/24/2022 9:00 AM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2022 10:26 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.464 Court records; confidentiality. Page 1 (pdf)
    397.6760 Court records; confidentiality. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1846, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2022 at 5:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/31/2022 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1844 (c1) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bean Linked Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-41
    H 1157 Pub. Rec./Court Records Maney Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41), SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44)
    H 1143 (c1) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2022-36), CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2022-41)
    H 7011 OGSR/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/3/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7008 (Ch. 2022-44)
    S 7008 OGSR/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-44

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    650168 - Amendment
    Delete line 155 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bean)
    1/31/2022
    10:19 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2022 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.464 Court records; confidentiality. Page 1 (pdf)
    397.6760 Court records; confidentiality. Page 3 (pdf)

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