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HB 7079: Pub. Rec./Disaster Response

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

Pub. Rec./Disaster Response; Creates exemption from public record requirements for certain information of people using public shelters during emergencies & for certain identifying information related to damage assessments held by agencies following disaster; provides for exemption expiration, future legislative review, & repeal; provides public necessity statement.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2018 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 553
2/13/2018 House • Referred to Government Accountability Committee -HJ 563
2/20/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/22/18, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/22/2018 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 673
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 673
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 709
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 737
• Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 737
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2018 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 732
• Received -SJ 767
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability