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CS/SB 1704: Public Records/County Supervisor of Elections

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Broxson

Public Records/County Supervisor of Elections; Creating a public records exemption for portions of records containing network schematics, hardware and software configurations, or encryption or which identify detection, investigation, or response practices for suspected or confirmed information technology security incidents, including suspected or confirmed breaches held by a county supervisor of elections; providing that such confidential and exempt information must be available to the Auditor General and may be made available to governmental entities for specified purposes; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/22/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1639 (Ch. 2021-73) -SJ 634
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Ethics and Elections (EE)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 196
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 196
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/16/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
    3/17/2021 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 352
    4/2/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/20/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
    4/22/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 633
    • Substituted CS/HB 1639 -SJ 634
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1639 (Ch. 2021-73) -SJ 634

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  • CS/SB 1704, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/31/2021 at 3:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/19/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1639 (er) Pub. Rec./Network Schematics, Hardware and Software Configurations, or Encryption/Supervisors of Elections Government Operations Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/9/2021 Chapter No. 2021-73 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/20/2021 8:30 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    98.015 Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1704, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2021 at 1:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1639 (c1) Pub. Rec./Network Schematics, Hardware and Software Configurations, or Encryption/Supervisors of Elections Government Operations Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/9/2021 Chapter No. 2021-73 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    677486 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Broxson)     		3/29/2021
    2:55 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/31/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 3:30 PM Ethics and Elections 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2021 8:00 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    282.318 Security of data and information technology. Page 1 (pdf)

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