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2002 SESSION

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HB 587 Freedom of Information Act; posting of minutes by public bodies.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Freedom of Information Act; posting of minutes by certain state public bodies. Requires all boards, commissions, councils, and other public bodies created in the executive branch of state government and subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to post minutes of their meetings on the Internet. Under the bill, draft minutes must be posted within ten working days of each meeting and final minutes within three working days of final approval of the minutes. The bill is identical to SB 416.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 027849253  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022773822-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB587ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 027849253
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/25/02  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 01/29/02  House: Reported from General Laws with sub (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022773822-H1
• 01/30/02  House: Read first time
• 01/31/02  House: Read second time
• 01/31/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 022773822-H1
• 01/31/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 022773822-H1
• 02/01/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/13/02  Senate: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/04/02  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/04/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/04/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/06/02  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB587ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)