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2007 SESSION
HB 2669 Freedom of Information Act; allows public bodies to meet by electronic communication without quorum.
Introduced by: Beverly J. Sherwood | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings; Governor-declared state of emergency. Allows state public bodies to meet by electronic communication means without a quorum of the public body physically assembled at one location when (i) the Governor has declared a state of emergency in accordance with § 44-146.17, (ii) the meeting is necessary to take action to address the emergency, and (iii) the public body otherwise complies with the electronic communication meetings law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078643105 pdf
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 078643105-E pdf
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2669ER) pdf
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078643105
- 01/10/07 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/07 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/01/07 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2669E
- 02/05/07 House: Printed as engrossed 078643105-E
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/08/07 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/07 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/07 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2669ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0512)