CS/SB 560 (2018) -  Public Meetings and Records/Imminent Litigation

General Bill by Rules and Steube
Public Meetings and Records/Imminent Litigation : Expanding an exemption from public meetings requirements to allow specified entities to meet in private with attorneys and technical experts to discuss imminent litigation if certain conditions are met; requiring the transcript of a private meeting concerning imminent litigation to be made public upon the occurrence of a certain circumstance; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died on Calendar on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 11/14/17 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 1
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/10/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/25/18 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 2

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 439 Subject: Public Meetings and Records Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 851136 , Rules, Steube Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 27 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 01/25/2018 02:51 PM
    • SA 256718 , Rules, Steube Date Filed: 01/25/18, Line#: 27 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/25/2018 02:51 PM
    • A 161932 , Rules, Steube Date Filed: 01/24/18, Line#: 38 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/25/2018 02:51 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/29/2018 8:52:51 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/24/2018 9:25:04 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/10/2018 4:21:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/9/2018 8:01:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/14/2017 3:50:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/13/2017 1:37:27 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 231 Time: 01/30/2018 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 228 Time: 01/29/2018 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/29/2018 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -SJ 228 Time: 01/25/2018 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/25/18, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/22/2018 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 141 Time: 01/11/2018 - 8:55 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 141 Time: 01/10/2018 - 10:33 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 45 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/10/18, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/05/2018 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 102 Time: 11/14/2017 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 102 Time: 11/14/2017 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/14/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 11/06/2017 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 45 Time: 11/02/2017 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/19/2017 - 9:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
286.011 CS/HB 79, SB 192, CS/HB 439, HB 589, SB 1092