Friday, September 5, 2008
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HB858: Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain publicly owned museum records.

This vote on HB858 was held in the Senate. This vote passed.

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

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Status History

  • 01/08/2008 Committee
  • 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088264492
  • 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/17/2008 Assigned GL sub: FOIA
  • 02/05/2008 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2008 Read first time
  • 02/07/2008 Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/11/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/19/2008 Assigned GL&T sub: Subcommittee #1 (FOIA)
  • 02/27/2008 Passed by in General Laws and Technology with letter (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2008 Continued to 2009 in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2008 Subject matter referred by letter to FOIA Council pursuant to Senate Rules 20 (L)