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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology Subcommittee #1

Locke (Chairman), Martin, Barker, Black, Garrett

Clerk: Michael Adams, Jocelyn Lance
Staff: Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: February 1, 2012
Time and Place: Wednesday, 8:00 AM, GAB, 3 East Conference Room

S.B. 107 Freedom of Information Act; criminal investigative records.

Patron: Edwards

Freedom of Information Act; criminal investigative records.  Amends the definition of "criminal investigative file" so that the exemption applies to records relating to active or ongoing investigations or prosecutions.

S.B. 192 Pawnbrokers; digital images required to be maintained.

Patron: Miller, J.C.

Pawnbrokers; records required to be maintained; digital images.  Requires pawnbrokers to take a digital image of (i) the person involved in the transaction, (ii) the form of identification used by the person involved in the transaction, and (iii) the article or thing pawned or pledged or received on account of money loaned.

S.B. 193 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.

Patron: Miller, J.C.

Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.  Provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for records of a fire/EMS company or fire/EMS department, to the extent that they disclose the telephone numbers for cellular telephones, pagers, or comparable portable communication devices provided to its personnel for use in the performance of their official duties.

S.B. 474 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.

Patron: Locke

Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters. Provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for records of a fire/EMS company or fire/EMS department, to the extent that they disclose the telephone numbers for cellular telephones, pagers, or comparable portable communication devices provided to its personnel for use in the performance of their official duties.

S.B. 556 Pawnbrokers; holding period for purchases.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Pawnbrokers; holding period for purchases.  Requires pawnbrokers to retain all purchased goods intact for a minimum of 15 calendar days from the date the goods were purchased.