LOCAL RECORDS ACT-EMAILS
Summary
Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that all emails that are in connection with the transaction of public business sent or received by an agency or an employee, staff member, contractor, or officer of an agency are public records regardless if the emails are sent or received on a personal or agency-provided email address. Requires an agency that provides an email address to one or more of its staff members, employees, or contractors to provide an email address for all officers of the agency. Provides that staff members, employees, contractors, and officers shall use agency-provided email for all communications in connection with the transaction of public business. Provides that staff members, employees, contractors, and officers shall promptly forward, print, or otherwise provide any email sent or received on his or her personal email address to his or her agency if the email is in connection with the transaction of public business. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jan 8, 2019
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 31, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 24, 2017
House · Referred to committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 24, 2017
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
Mar 6, 2017
House · Referred to committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 6, 2017
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
Feb 14, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
Feb 3, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Peter Breen
RRepublican
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