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CS/CS/SB 50: Public Meetings

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Negron ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers

Public Meetings; Requiring that a member of the public be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard by a board or commission before it takes official action on a proposition; providing that compliance with the requirements of this section is deemed to have occurred under certain circumstances; providing that a circuit court has jurisdiction to issue an injunction under certain circumstances; providing that an action taken by a board or commission which is found in violation of this section is not void, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2013
Last Action: 7/1/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-227
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/19/2012 Senate • Filed
12/5/2012 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 11
1/28/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/6/2013 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 113
2/8/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/11/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 113
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2013 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 113
• Now in Rules -SJ 113
3/1/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/06/13, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 11
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 105
3/6/2013 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 157
3/7/2013 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 157
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/13
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 186
3/12/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 194
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/19/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 226
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
3/27/2013 House • In Messages
4/29/2013 House • Referred to Calendar
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/13
• Received -HJ 968
4/30/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1009
• Substituted for CS/HB 23 -HJ 1009
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1040
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 2 -HJ 1041
5/1/2013 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 986
6/14/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/28/2013 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-227