FOIA-ELECTRONIC REQUESTS
Summary
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body that employs on a part-time, full-time, or contractual basis 5 or more employees shall respond to any request for inspection or copies that is made by electronic mail.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Jul 2014
Introduced Mar 22, 2013
Signed Jul 16, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2014 · House May 30, 2014
How they voted
39–6
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 53
May 29, 2014
D
Democratic35
94% Yea
R
Republican18
33% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
101
Key actions
10
Committee
17
Amendments
13
Jul 16, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2014
Introduced
Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Fred Crespo
lower
May 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 096-006-010
lower
May 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-General Services Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 29, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Appropriations-General Services Committee
lower
May 29, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Fred Crespo
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 29, 2014
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 29, 2014
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 29, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Kotowski
upper
May 29, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-6-8)
senate
May 28, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Executive; 012-000-003
upper
May 27, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Executive
upper
May 27, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 26, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 26, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
upper
Jan 3, 2014
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 5, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 5, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Aug 9, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; 3-9(b)
upper
Aug 9, 2013
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
upper
May 31, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Executive
upper
May 31, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
upper
May 9, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 009-002-001
upper
May 1, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
May 1, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-002-000
lower
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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