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2005 SESSION

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SB 959 Telecommunication and cable television; release of information.

Introduced by: William C. Wampler, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Telecommunication and cable television service by localities; release of information. Exempts from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act any public record of a local government that contains confidential proprietary information or trade secrets pertaining to its provision of telecommunication services and cable television service. Public bodies may discuss such records in closed meetings.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054140836  pdf
• 02/07/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 054209836-S1  pdf
• 03/02/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB959ER)  pdf
• 03/25/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054140836
• 01/11/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/07/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 054209836-S1
• 02/07/05  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (11-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/05  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/08/05  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 054209836-S1
• 02/08/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB959S1
• 02/08/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/08/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/08/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/08/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/11/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/11/05  House: Read first time
• 02/11/05  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/15/05  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: Subcommittee #2...
• 02/15/05  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  House: Read second time
• 02/17/05  House: Read third time
• 02/17/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/02/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB959ER)
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/25/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)