Freedom of Information Act; violations and penalties. (HB1457)

Introduced By

Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Freedom of Information Act; violations and penalties. Provides that public employees may be terminated or otherwise disciplined for knowing and willful violations of FOIA. The bill also clarifies existing law that officers, employees, and members of public bodies may be subject to civil penalties for knowing and willful violations of FOIA.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
11/29/2010	Committee
11/29/2010	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100174D
11/29/2010	Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/12/2011	Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
01/14/2011	Impact statement from DPB (HB1457)
01/27/2011	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
02/01/2011	Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2011	Committee substitute printed 11104558D-H1
02/02/2011	Read first time
02/02/2011	Impact statement from DPB (HB1457H1)
02/03/2011	Read second time
02/03/2011	Committee substitute agreed to 11104558D-H1
02/03/2011	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1457H1
02/04/2011	Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
02/04/2011	VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2011	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/16/2011	Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011	Read third time
02/21/2011	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2011	Enrolled
02/25/2011	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1457ER)
02/25/2011	Impact statement from DPB (HB1457ER)
02/26/2011	Signed by Speaker
02/28/2011	Signed by President
03/22/2011	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 327 (effective 7/1/11)
03/22/2011	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0327)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.