Delaware Senate Bill 283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-17-1)
Status: Passed on July 15 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-15 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act requires the Attorney General to screen challenges to public record request denials, if a state agency is involved. All such alleged violations must first be reviewed by the Chief Deputy. If the Chief Deputy determines that an agency should have produced the requested records, the Attorney General’s Office may not represent the agency in any further legal action if that agency fails to comply with the Chief Deputy’s decision. The Bill also permits a litigant, after requesting a decision by the Attorney General, to appeal the matter to the Superior Court on the record. The Bill does not affect existing process regarding alleged records violations by school districts, municipalities, and counties.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Freedom Of Information.

Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]
Sen. Colin Bonini [R]	Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Sen. George Bunting [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Rep. George Carey [R]
Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Richard Cathcart [R]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]
Sen. Nancy Cook [D]	Sen. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. George [?]
Rep. Robert Gilligan [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]
Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Sen. Robert Marshall [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]
Rep. William Outten [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Hazel Plant [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]
Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Robert Walls [D]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

2010-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2010-06-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-15		Signed by Governor
2010-06-29		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 36 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-06-24		Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2010-06-23		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
2010-06-22		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-06-22		Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-06-22		Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2010-06-16		Reported Out of Committee (EXECUTIVE) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2010-06-08		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/64e4418fc22beaa2852576f10065b246?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+283/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/5018e913acfe825d8525774a006cf41b?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/b47c4e9f11602b2585257751007b9293?OpenDocument