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2001 SESSION
SB 1322 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain elect. communications.
Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain electronic communications. Clarifies that separately contacting the membership, or any part thereof, of any public body for the purpose of ascertaining a member's position with respect to the transaction of public business, whether such contact is done in person, by telephone or by electronic communication is not prohibited, provided the contact is done on a basis that does not constitute a meeting as defined by FOIA. The bill also clarifies that any electronic communication generated by the separate contacts is still a “public record” under FOIA.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 017095436 pdf
- 02/02/01 Senate: Printed as engrossed 017095436-E pdf
- 02/26/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1322ER) pdf
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 017095436
- 01/12/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/01 Senate: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 01/31/01 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amds (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/01 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/02/01 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/02/01 Senate: Printed as engrossed 017095436-E
- 02/05/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/01 House: Read first time
- 02/09/01 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/12/01 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 02/19/01 House: Reported from General Laws (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 House: Read second time
- 02/21/01 House: Read third time
- 02/21/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1322ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)