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CS/CS/CS/SB 1598: Public Records and Public Meetings [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Judiciary ; Community Affairs ; Dockery ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist

Public Records and Public Meetings [EPSC]; Creates the "Sunshine in Government Act." Requires all elected and appointed public officials to undergo education and training on the requirements of the Sunshine in Government Act. Provides that if the nature or volume of the public record requested to be inspected or copied requires more than 30 minutes of agency resources, the agency may charge a fee for the agency resources incurred, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2010
Last Action: 4/30/2010 Senate - Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/2010 Senate • Filed
2/10/2010 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
3/2/2010 Senate • Introduced, referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00111
3/4/2010 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/09/10, 1:30 pm, 412-K
3/9/2010 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00190; CS read 1st time on 03/11/10 -SJ 00245
3/11/2010 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/15/2010 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00190
3/23/2010 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/26/10, 8:00 am, 110-S
3/26/2010 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00350; CS read 1st time on 03/30/10 -SJ 00360
3/30/2010 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/1/2010 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 00350; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/06/10, 1:00 pm, 110-S
4/6/2010 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00525; CS read 1st time on 04/08/10 -SJ 00541
4/8/2010 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/9/2010 Senate • Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00525
4/30/2010 Senate • Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means