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HB719

Administration of government; state publications to be made available in electronic format.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
David Reid (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Administration of government; general provisions; state publications to be made available in electronic format.

Requires state publications provided to (i) the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch or (ii) the chairman or agency head of such entity and publications of any agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity to be made available as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or some other widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format. All requests for such reports or publications shall be made electronically unless expressly requested otherwise. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/06/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101019D
  • 01/06/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB719)
  • 01/16/2020 - House: Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
  • 01/20/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 1-N)
  • 01/27/2020 - House: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
  • 01/29/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB719E
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Printed as engrossed 20101019D-E
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
  • 01/31/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB719E)
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB719ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB719ER)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
  • 03/06/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/23/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)