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CS/CS/CS/HB 163: Public Records/Contractors

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Beshears ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Cortes, B. ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Van Zant

Public Records/Contractors; Requires agency head to designate custodian of public records & display contact information for custodian on website; requires public records request to be made to certain persons in order for requestor to be eligible for reimbursement of attorney fees; revises required provisions in public agency contract for services regarding contractor's compliance with public records laws for contracts signed or amended on or after specified date; specifies penalties for contractor who fails to comply with certain provisions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/23/2015 House - Laid on Table -HJ 758
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2015 House • Filed
1/15/2015 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 18
3/2/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 1:30 pm, Webster Hall
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 18
3/4/2015 House • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 194
3/6/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/9/2015 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 190
• CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 188
3/13/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/17/2015 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 264
3/18/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 260
3/19/2015 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 274
4/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/14/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/14/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 580
4/15/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/16/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 576
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 588
4/21/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
4/23/2015 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 224 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -HJ 758
• Laid on Table -HJ 758