Public Records
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/27/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Rules
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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