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2017 SESSION
SB 969 Legislative drafting requests.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Legislative drafting requests. Provides that legislative drafting files related to laws enacted beginning with the 1989 Session of the General Assembly are the property of the requester. This is consistent with the treatment of laws enacted prior to 1989 and consistent with legislative privilege accorded to members of the General Assembly. The Division of Legislative Services would release legislative drafting files upon obtaining consent of the requester.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102109D pdf
- 02/24/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB969ER) pdf
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/03/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102109D
- 01/03/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/16/17 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Read second time
- 02/21/17 House: Read third time
- 02/21/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB969ER)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)