Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 2931
Defines "news" and "news media" for purposes of attendance at public meeting held in executive session.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Defines "news" and "news media" for purposes of attendance at public meeting held in executive session. Authorizes local government and local service district public bodies to adopt policies that further define "news media" consistent with statutory definition, and to require news organizations to agree to ethical standards of certain associations of news providers or reporters in order to attend executive session.
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
Sponsor
Its course
February 11 to June 30, 2019, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Jun 30 · stopped139 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 11 to Feb 143 days
RulesFeb 14 to Jun 30 · stopped136 days
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 Feb 11 – Jun 30
- Feb 11Introduced
- Feb 14Sent to Rules
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives