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1996 SESSION

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HB 933 Freedom of Information Act; enforcement.

Introduced by: George W. Grayson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Freedom of Information Act; enforcement. Increases the amount of the civil penalty imposed for a second or subsequent violation to a minimum of $250. The bill also provides that a person denied rights under FOIA may petition the district or circuit court where he lives.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 964378252  pdf
• 02/12/96  House: Printed as engrossed 964378252-E  pdf
• 03/07/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB933ER)  pdf
• 04/09/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 964378252
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/96  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
• 02/10/96  House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/96  House: Read first time
• 02/12/96  House: Read second time
• 02/12/96  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/12/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/12/96  House: Printed as engrossed 964378252-E
• 02/13/96  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/14/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/14/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/21/96  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB933ER)
• 03/11/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/11/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 578 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/09/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0578)