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CS/SB 400: Public Records

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rodrigues

Public Records; Prohibiting an agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record from responding to such request by filing an action for declaratory relief against the requester, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-173
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/28/2020 Senate • Filed
1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 64
1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/27/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
1/27/2021 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/28/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 64
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 170
3/10/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
3/16/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/1/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/6/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 378
4/7/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/9/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/21 -SJ 465
4/14/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 464
• Read 3rd time -SJ 464
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 464
• Immediately certified -SJ 465
4/14/2021 House • In Messages
4/20/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/23/2021 House • Substituted for CS/HB 913
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
4/26/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 723
4/26/2021 House • Message sent to senate
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-173