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CS/HB 439: Public Meetings and Records

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee ; Donalds

Public Meetings and Records; Expands exemption from public meetings requirements to allow specified entities to meet in private with attorney to discuss imminent litigation if certain conditions are met; specifies when litigation is considered imminent; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Government Accountability Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2017 House • Filed
    11/1/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 39
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 39
    1/12/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    1/17/2018 House • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 353
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 348
    1/18/2018 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 361
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Government Accountability Committee

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  • CS/HB 439, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/17/2018 at 4:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 560 (c1) Public Meetings and Records/Imminent Litigation Steube Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; criminal and civil penalties.

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  • HB 439, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2017 at 1:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 560 Public Meetings and Records/Imminent Litigation Steube Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    705741 - Amendment
    Remove lines 86-92 and insert:
    Donalds 1/16/2018
    3:43 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/17/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    286.011 Public meetings and records; public inspection; criminal and civil penalties. Page 1 (pdf)

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