CS/SB 4 (2013) -  Public Records and Meetings

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Ethics and Elections
Public Records and Meetings: Creating an exemption from public records requirements for written referrals and related records held by the Commission on Ethics, the Governor, the Department of Law Enforcement, or a state attorney; creating an exemption for records relating to a preliminary investigation held by the Commission on Ethics; creating an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of proceedings of the Commission on Ethics in which the referrals are discussed or acted upon; providing for future repeal and legislative review of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, etc.
SB Substituted for HB 7133 By Ethics & Elections Subcommittee and Boyd
Effective Date: 05/01/2013
Last Event: 05/16/13 Chapter No. 2013-38, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) on Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:54 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7008 recommended by:
    Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 01/22/13   3:30 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 02/06/13 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/19/13 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 2 Subject: Ethics Relationship: Linked
Bill #: HB 7133 Subject: Public Records and Meetings Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 287 Subject: Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Commission on Ethics Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 297 Subject: Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Governmental Ethics Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 381 Subject: Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Ethics Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7131 Subject: Ethics Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 652 Subject: Public Records and Public Meetings/Commission on Ethics Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/20/2013 11:46:31 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/15/2013 2:40:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/7/2013 4:17:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/5/2013 2:42:15 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 1/25/2013 4:00:49 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/05/2013 03:09 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 8] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/24/2013 12:17 PM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 1 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 203] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2013-38, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 2 (Ch. 2013-36) Time: 05/16/2013 - 7:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/15/2013 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/07/2013 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 591 Time: 04/24/2013 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/24/2013 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 877267 withdrawn Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 1 Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Substituted for HB 7133 Time: 04/24/2013 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 877267 filed Time: 04/23/2013 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2013) Time: 04/22/2013 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/22/2013 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/22/2013 - 5:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/22/2013 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 8 Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 8 Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 8 Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 8 Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 105 Time: 03/05/2013 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 8,9 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/13 Time: 02/20/2013 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 113 Time: 02/20/2013 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 113 Time: 02/19/2013 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/11/2013 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 114 Time: 02/11/2013 - 9:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/08/2013 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 114 Time: 02/06/2013 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/28/2013 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 9 Time: 01/24/2013 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/23/2013 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S SPB 7008 submitted as a committee bill (SB 4) by Ethics and Elections Time: 01/23/2013 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.324 CS/SB 2, HB 233, HB 285, HB 287, HB 297, HB 379, HB 381, HB 447, SB 652, SB 926, SB 1744, CS/HB 7131, HB 7133