Relating to public records; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Authorizes Attorney General, district attorney or court to award penalty to public records requester, plus reasonable attorney fees, ] or order fee waiver or fee reduction, if public body responds to request with undue delay or fails to be responsive to request. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2019 · House Apr 23, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.
upper
May 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and General Government.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed.
lower
Apr 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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