Legislation

Title: Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Morales, Anderson, Conaway, Rosenberg, Sanchez, Smith, and Sydnor
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a court from entering an order or a judgment that conceals information related to a public hazard; providing that confidentiality provisions that conceal information related to a public hazard are unenforceable; providing that a substantially affected person, including news media, has standing to contest an order, a judgment, an agreement, or a contract that violates the Act; providing that a person with standing may bring an action for declaratory judgment to contest a violation of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0709

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2016 Legislative Date 3/14/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/11/2016	2/12/2016	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/12/2016	2/12/2016	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/14/2016	3/14/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/15/2016	Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
3/14/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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