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HB 761: Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets Held by an Agency

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Massullo

Pub. Rec./Trade Secrets Held by an Agency; Provides exemption from public record requirements for trade secret held by agency; provides notice requirements; provides exception to exemption; provides that agency employee is not liable for release of records in compliance with act; provides applicability; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Effective Date: on the same date that HB 759 or similar legislation takes effect
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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 12 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 • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 591
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 591
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 715
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 715
    • Passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -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 461
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • HB 761, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2019 at 8:48 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2019 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2019 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 759 (c1) Public Records Massullo Linked Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2019-35), HB 7097 (Ch. 2019-36) Track This Bill
    S 1414 (c1) Public Records/Trade Secrets Held by an Agency Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill
    S 1416 (c1) Public Records Gruters Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2019-35), HB 7097 (Ch. 2019-36) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 3:47 PM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    688.001 Short title. Page 1 (pdf)
    688.006 Preservation of secrecy. Page 4 (pdf)
    688.01 Page 4 (pdf)

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