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SB 246: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Public Records; Revising the circumstances under which a court must assess and award the reasonable costs of enforcement against an agency in a civil action to enforce ch. 119, F.S.; prohibiting a court from assessing and awarding the reasonable costs of enforcement against an agency if certain conditions exist; specifying circumstances under which a complainant is not required to provide certain written notice of a public records request, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 80 (Ch. 2017-21)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2017 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2017 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 54
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 54
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 80 (Ch. 2017-21)

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  • SB 246, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2017 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 163 (c1) Public Records Burgess Compare Last Action: 4/19/2017 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 80 (Ch. 2017-21) -HJ 738
    S 80 (er) Public Records Steube Compare Last Action: 5/24/2017 Chapter No. 2017-21

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.12 Attorney’s fees. Page 1 (pdf)

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