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1996 SESSION

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SB 354 Freedom of information; exempting certain candidate forums.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Freedom of information; exempting certain public meetings from definition of meeting. Exempts certain public meetings from the definition of "meeting" under the Freedom of Information Act so that it is clear that two or more incumbent members of a public body can appear and participate in such public meeting without violating the Act, provided no public business is discussed or transacted.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961789722  pdf
• 02/22/96  House: Committee substitute printed 968118200-H1  pdf
• 03/19/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB354ER)  pdf
• 04/11/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961789722
• 01/22/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/31/96  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/01/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/96  House: Read first time
• 02/06/96  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/09/96  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
• 02/22/96  House: Reported from General Laws with sub. (18-Y 3-N)
• 02/22/96  House: Committee substitute printed 968118200-H1
• 02/23/96  House: Read second time
• 02/26/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/27/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/28/96  House: Read third time
• 02/28/96  House: Committee substitute agreed to 968118200-H1
• 02/28/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/29/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/01/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/96  House: Read third time
• 03/04/96  House: Amendments by Mr. Morgan agreed to
• 03/04/96  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds. 968118200-H1
• 03/04/96  House: Passed House with sub. with amendments (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/04/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/06/96  Senate: Reading of substitute w/amds. waived
• 03/06/96  Senate: House sub. w/amds. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/96  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE SUB. W/AMDS. (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/19/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB354ER)
• 03/25/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/26/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/28/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 609 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/11/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0609)