Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state's public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action Apr 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2024
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Nass, Quinn, Roys and Wanggaard;
cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Allen, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Penterman, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler and Wittke
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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