HB 273: Public Records
GENERAL BILL by Rodrigues
Public Records; Prohibits agency that receives request to inspect or copy record from responding to such request by filing civil action against individual or entity making request.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/10/2017 House • Filed
10/18/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 28
11/29/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
12/6/2017 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 256
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 256
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 28
• On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 01/11/18, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
1/11/2018 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 320
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 320
1/18/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
1/24/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 400
• Placed on 3rd reading
1/25/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 423
• Passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 423, 424
1/31/2018 Senate • In Messages
2/1/2018 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 263
• Received -SJ 263
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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HB 273, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/10/2017 at 9:22 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/6/2017 (pdf)
Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/11/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 750 Public Records Perry Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Judiciary 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 1/25/2018 2:13 PM House 108 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. Page 1 (pdf)