Legislation

Title: Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Benson, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Muse, Ramirez, Robinson, Smith, and Zucker
Status: In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
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:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0222

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0709 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/20/2017 Legislative Date 2/20/2017 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
Senate	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/20/2017	2/20/2017	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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