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Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 1335 - PUBLIC RECORDS - Salva, Ray
Specifies that lease or rental agreements made for public buildings or facilities are public records
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1440 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Roorda, Jeff
Requires certain public officials to receive training regarding open meetings and open records and public information laws within a designated time frame
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 1663 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Young, Terry
Changes the standard for violation of the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, by a governmental body from knowingly to negligently
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - H Calendar S Bills for Third Reading w/HCS Bill TextHCS/SB 953 - Currently, a public governmental body is authorized to close certain operational guidelines and policies used to respond to terrorist incidents as well as security systems and structural plans of real property. These exceptions expire on December 31, 2008. This act extends the deadline to December 31, 2012. Currently, a public governmental body may close a record or meeting that relates to a cause of action involving the body. This act defines what constitutes a cause of action to include evidence that a lawsuit has been filed, although not yet served, or communication from a party to the body stating that litigation will be filed unless certain demands are met. The act provides that only members of a public governmental body, their attorney and staff assistants, and any other person necessary to provide information needed by the body for the matter being discussed shall be permitted in a closed meeting. JIM ERTLE
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill TextSB 968 - This act provides that nonpartisan judicial commissions shall be included in the definition of "public governmental body" and therefore subject to the provisions of the Missouri Sunshine Act. Current law provides that public governmental bodies may authorize closed meetings, records, and votes when relating to personnel matters such as hiring or firing employees. This act provides that nonpartisan judicial commissions shall not be authorized to close meetings, records or votes related to personnel matters. ALEXA PEARSON
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 1853 - PUBLIC GOVERNMENTAL BODY MEETINGS - Bivins, Walt
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 2177 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Harris, Jeff
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2210 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill TextSB 1196 - Current law requires a public body to provide a public record in a requested format, if such format is available. This act requires the public body to provide the record in the requested format if the record cannot be altered in such format by the person receiving the record. JIM ERTLE
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 1206 - Currently, any public meeting of a public governmental body requires 24 hours of notice. This act requires local governments, such as counties, cities, towns and villages, to post notice of public meetings 72 hours prior to the meeting, except in emergency situations. All meetings of such local governments must contain a public comment period. JIM ERTLE
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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 2303 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Donnelly, Margaret
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, to include meetings by a public body making a determination of the retroactive applicability of a law
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 1260 - This act requires a community that establishes and licenses a geographical information system to, upon request, provide information regarding the costs to the community of time, equipment and personnel in the production of the information in the system, the costs to the community of the creation, purchase and acquisition of the information in the system, and any ongoing costs for maintaining the system and the nature of those costs. JIM ERTLE
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill TextSB 1227 - This act extends expiration dates for law enforcement and public safety related exceptions to the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2012. This act allows records and documents regarding internal investigations by a law enforcement agency on the fitness and conduct of an officer employed by the agency, which are used solely for employment matters, to remain closed unless the records and documents are used in a criminal investigation. The Social Security number, date of birth, address, or any other personal identifier of a law enforcement officer shall be removed from any criminal case record in which the officer is not the defendant before the record is made available to the public unless the court determines that disclosure will not harm the officer or the officer's family. If an unauthorized disclosure results in physical or financial harm to an officer or his or her family, the person disclosing [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government Committee Bill TextSB 1206 - Currently, any public meeting of a public governmental body requires 24 hours of notice. This act requires local governments, such as counties, cities, towns and villages, to post notice of public meetings 72 hours prior to the meeting, except in emergency situations. All meetings of such local governments must contain a public comment period. JIM ERTLE
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill TextSB 1196 - Current law requires a public body to provide a public record in a requested format, if such format is available. This act requires the public body to provide the record in the requested format if the record cannot be altered in such format by the person receiving the record. JIM ERTLE
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2210 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Jones, Timothy W.
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 2177 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Harris, Jeff
Changes the laws regarding the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 1853 - PUBLIC GOVERNMENTAL BODY MEETINGS - Bivins, Walt
Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill TextSB 968 - This act provides that nonpartisan judicial commissions shall be included in the definition of "public governmental body" and therefore subject to the provisions of the Missouri Sunshine Act. Current law provides that public governmental bodies may authorize closed meetings, records, and votes when relating to personnel matters such as hiring or firing employees. This act provides that nonpartisan judicial commissions shall not be authorized to close meetings, records or votes related to personnel matters. ALEXA PEARSON
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Judiciary (H) Bill Text
HB 1663 - OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS LAW - Young, Terry
Changes the standard for violation of the Open Meetings and Records Law, commonly known as the Sunshine Law, by a governmental body from knowingly to negligently
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