DE HB322 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on June 26 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on June 26 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act clarifies that FOIA requests submitted via U.S. mail are valid, provided that the public records requested do not fall within the scope of the enumerated exceptions in the law. This Act is in response to a small number of complaints that FOIA requests submitted through the U. S. mail have been denied simply due to the method by which they were submitted.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-06-05 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-05-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-05-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-26 | House | Signed by Governor |
| 2014-06-05 | Senate | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2014-06-04 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (EXECUTIVE) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| 2014-05-23 | Senate | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate |
| 2014-05-15 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2014-05-14 | House | Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 5 On Its Merits |
| 2014-05-06 | House | Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House |
