47:1A-5

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

 

LAWS OF:        2001                 CHAPTER:        404

 

NJSA:               47:1A-5             (Public access to government records)

 

BILL NO:          A1309               (Substituted for S2003)

 

SPONSOR(S):   Geist and Collins

 

DATE INTRODUCED:     January 11, 2000

 

COMMITTEE:                ASSEMBLY:     State Government; Judiciary

 

                                    SENATE:          ----

 

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE:             Yes

 

DATE OF PASSAGE:                ASSEMBLY:     June 29, 2000

 

                                                SENATE:          January 7, 2002

 

DATE OF APPROVAL:              January 8, 2002

 

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

 

            FINAL TEXT OF BILL (5th reprint enacted)

                        (Amendments during passage denoted by superscript numbers)

 

            A1309

                        SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 8 of original bill)                    Yes

 

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 Yes      12-6-2001(Judiciary)

                                                                                                                                                3-6-2000(State Gov’t.)

 

                                                                                                SENATE:                      No

 

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS:                                                    Yes      3-27-2000

                                                                                                                                                6-26-2000

                                                                                                                                                5-3-2001

                                                                                                                                                1-3-2002

 

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

 

            S2003

                        SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 16 of original bill)                  Yes

 

                        COMMITTEE STATEMENT:                               ASSEMBLY:                 No

 

                                                                                                SENATE:                      No

 

                        FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS:                                                    Yes

 

                        LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE:                                                        No

 

                        FINAL VERSION (1st reprint):                                                                Yes

 

            VETO MESSAGE:                                                                                             No

 

            GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING:                                                 No

 

 

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

            To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government

            Publications at the State Library (609) 633-2111 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org

 

            REPORTS:                                                                                                        No

 

            HEARINGS:                                                                                                      Yes

            974.90  New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Judiciary Committee.

            A673     Public hearing on issues dealing with public access records, held March 9, 2000, Trenton

            2000     PDF copy of the report

 

            NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:                                                                                 Yes

“Access bill faces final vote,” 1-6-2002 Home News, p.A1

“Senate passes public access proposal,” 1-8-2002 The Press, p.A1

“New public access means more open government,” 1-9-2002 Asbury Park Press, p.A3

“Citizens gain more access,” 1-9-2002 The Press, p.A4

“NJ public record made more accessible,” 1-9-202 Philadelphia Inquirer, p.B1

            “Loophole in open-records law likely to be closed,” 1-9-2002 Asbury Park Press, p.A1

            “Bill expanding public access to records becomes law,” 1-9-2002 Home News, p.A3

 

            GOVERNOR MCGREEVEY’S MESSAGE REGARDING LAW

 

 

 

 

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