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CS/HB 759: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Massullo

Public Records; Removes or revises numerous provisions relating to exemptions from public records requirements for trade secrets.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law if HB 761 or similar legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2019-35), HB 7097 (Ch. 2019-36)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2019 House • Filed
2/20/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Commerce Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 82
3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 82
3/6/2019 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 352
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 352
3/12/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 03/14/19, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
3/14/2019 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 431
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 431
4/2/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/04/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/4/2019 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 591
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/5/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 597
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 589
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 714, 715
• Read 3rd time -HJ 715
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 1 -HJ 715
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 461
• Received -SJ 460
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2019-35), HB 7097 (Ch. 2019-36)