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CS/CS/SB 550: Public Records/Murder Witness

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Bracy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell

Public Records/Murder Witness; Providing that the personal identifying information of a witness to a murder remains confidential and exempt for a specified period; providing an exemption from public records requirements for criminal intelligence or criminal investigative information that reveals the personal identifying information of a witness to a murder for a specified period; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 4/13/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 111 (Ch. 2017-11) -SJ 397
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/27/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 75
    2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/21/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 149
    2/22/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/24/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 149
    3/2/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 75
    • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 174
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 146
    3/9/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 175
    3/10/2017 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 174
    3/22/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/27/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/27/2017 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
    3/28/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 257
    4/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -SJ 319
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 319
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/13/17
    4/13/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 397
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 111 -SJ 397
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 111 (Ch. 2017-11) -SJ 397

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  • CS/CS/SB 550, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/9/2017 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2017 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 111 (er) Pub. Rec./Identity of Witness to a Murder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-11 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2017 4:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/6/2017 10:30 AM Rules 10 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.011 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 2 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 550, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/22/2017 at 12:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/6/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 111 (c1) Pub. Rec./Identity of Witness to a Murder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-11 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    150986 - Amendment
    Between lines 65 and 66 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Bracy)     		3/6/2017
    4:00 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/7/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/7/2017 4:00 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    119.011 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 2 (pdf)
    119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 550, Original Filed Version Posted 1/27/2017 at 10:04 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2017 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 111 (c1) Pub. Rec./Identity of Witness to a Murder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-11 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    973740 - Amendment
    Delete lines 17 - 43 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bracy)     		2/20/2017
    9:01 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2017 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 3 Nays

    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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