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CS/HB 7115: OGSR/Economic Development Agencies

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Patronis

OGSR/Economic Development Agencies; Saves from scheduled repeal under Open Government Sunset Review Act public record exemptions for information held by economic development agencies; saves from repeal exemption concerning plans, intentions, or interests of private corporation, partnership, or person to locate, relocate, or expand any of its business activities in this state; provides that exemption applies if request for confidentiality is made before economic incentive agreement is signed; specifies time period during which information remains confidential & exempt when final project order for signed economic development agreement is issued; saves from repeal exemption for trade secrets, exemption for proprietary confidential business information, exemption for identification, account, & registration numbers & sales, wage, & tax data relating to recipient of economic development incentive, & exemption for information held pursuant to administration of economic incentive program; provides that taxes paid by businesses participating in economic incentive program may be disclosed in aggregate; specifies duration of period in which certain information held by economic development agency relating to specific business participating in economic development program remains confidential & exempt.

Effective Date: 3/23/2012
Last Action: 3/25/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-28
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/2012 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 543
2/13/2012 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee -HJ 581
2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, Webster Hall
2/16/2012 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 684
2/17/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 682
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 681
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 700
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 749
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 749
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 837
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 837
3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1001
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1001
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1206 -SJ 1001
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1001
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1001
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1001
3/8/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1246
3/16/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/23/2012 • Approved by Governor
3/25/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-28