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CS/CS/HB 475: Public Records/Identity of Witness to a Murder

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Narain ; Stafford ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) DuBose ; Eagle ; Latvala ; Lee ; Pilon ; Powell ; Watson, B.

Public Records/Identity of Witness to a Murder; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information of witness to murder for specified period; authorizes specified entities to receive information; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides that public records exemption applies to personal identifying information of witness to murder that is made part of court file; provides statement of public necessity.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/29/2015 House • Filed
    11/5/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 42
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 41
    1/14/2016 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    1/19/2016 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 251
    1/21/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 246
    1/22/2016 House • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee -HJ 256
    • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/26/16, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
    1/26/2016 House • CS/CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
    2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 327
    2/2/2016 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 362
    3/11/2016 House • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • CS/CS/HB 475, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2016 at 11:00 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1314 Public Records/Witness to a Felony Dean Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 475, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/21/2016 at 9:07 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1314 Public Records/Witness to a Felony Dean Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    637579 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Narain 1/25/2016
    6:46 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/26/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 475, Original Filed Version Posted 10/29/2015 at 11:00 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1314 Public Records/Witness to a Felony Dean Similar Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)

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