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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2651: Executive sessions

Increasing the penalty for intercepting, recording, or divulging private communications in executive sessions.

Summary

  • Increases the penalty for unlawfully recording a conversation or communication in an executive session to a class C felony.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2004
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Sullivan (D-21)
Introduced
January 19, 2004 in the House
Last action
March 1, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing the penalty for intercepting, recording, or divulging private communications in executive sessions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Sullivan (D-21)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Glenn Anderson R-5John Lovick D-44Fred Jarrett R-41David Simpson D-38Bill Grant D-16Deb Wallace D-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  2. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  3. CJC - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. CJC - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 2651 in other sessions

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