Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 3505
Requires public bodies to establish public records retention schedules that require minimum three-year retention of public records.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires public bodies to establish public records retention schedules that require minimum three-year retention of public records. Modifies definition of "state agency" for public records law purposes. Requires public bodies to respond to public records request within seven days of request and at seven-day intervals thereafter until complete disposition of request. Waives fees public body would have received if complete disposition of request has not been made within three weeks of request and treats request as denied if complete disposition has not been made within six weeks of request. Establishes alternative method for determining fees public bodies may charge public records requesters. Requires public body to charge lesser of fee determined under existing law or under alternative method. Requires public body that creates or retains public records on social media, that sends public record through text messaging or that sends public records using electronic mail addresses, domain of which is not owned by public body, to store copies of records on storage equipment owned or operated by public body within 30 days of creation or retention of record. Authorizes Attorney General to impose civil penalties for violation of storage requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 26 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 26 to Jul 6 · stopped102 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 26 to Apr 16 days
RulesApr 1 to Jul 6 · stopped96 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Rules27–33
Jun 15
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 26 – Jul 6
All 6 actions, as published
- Mar 26First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Apr 1Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 22Public Hearing and Possible Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
- Apr 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 15Motion to withdraw from Rules failed.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives