Legislation

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.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1460

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2016 Legislative Date 2/10/2016 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2016 Legislative Date 3/16/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/05/2016	2/05/2016	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/10/2016	2/10/2016	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/15/2016	3/16/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
3/16/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings

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