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:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0528

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1460 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2017 Legislative Date 1/20/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2017 Legislative Date 1/19/2017 Action Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2017 Legislative Date 2/20/2017 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2017	1/20/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	1/19/2017	1/19/2017	Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Courts - Concealment of Public Hazards (Sunshine in Litigation Act)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2017	2/20/2017	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

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