l9n/ Oregon

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 4130

Requires public bodies to provide standardized acknowledgment of receipt of requests for public records within five business days of receipt of request.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Requires state agency public records policies, and public record retention schedules of state agencies and political subdivisions of this state, to require retention of public records for a minimum of two years.</i>] Requires public bodies to provide standardized acknowledgment of receipt of requests for public records within five business days of receipt of request. Requires public bodies to provide records, or to assert exemption from required disclosure, within 30 days of receipt of request.<b> Provides exceptions where five-day and 30-day time periods do not apply.</b> Permits public body to exceed 30-day deadline if public body provides requester with estimated time that records will be disclosed or exemptions claimed. Permits requesters to petition for administrative or judicial review if public body fails to meet 30-day deadline. <i>Limits amounts public bodies with 10 or more full-time equivalent employees may charge as fees for producing public records.</i>] Directs county clerks and city elections officers to give notice to Secretary of State regarding petitions for county or local initiative measures, and requires secretary to provide reasonable statewide notice of county or local initiative measures. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Secretary of State to implement statewide notice of county or local initiative measures. <i>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</i>].

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Mike Nearman

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

RulesFeb 1 to Feb 1918 days

Ways and MeansFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 19

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 Jan 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Rules
  4. Feb 5Heard in Rules
  5. Feb 17Heard in Rules
  6. Feb 19Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 19Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives