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2026 Regular Session

HB2163

Open records; public access counselor; review; subpoena; Attorney General; binding opinion; advisory opinion; emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee passed February 4, 2025 House committee passed March 4, 2025 House passed March 25, 2025 Sent to Senate March 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 26, 2025 Senate committee passed April 8, 2025 Senate passed May 5, 2025 Sent to House May 5, 2025 Enrolled May 5, 2025 Enrolled May 6, 2025 Sent to Governor May 6, 2025 Vetoed May 12, 2025 Vetoed May 29, 2025

Recorded floor votes

7 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 4, 2025 · House

House: General Government Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–0 nay

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March 4, 2025 · House

House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

11 yea–4 nay

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March 25, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

80 yea–9 nay · 10 absent

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April 8, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

7 yea–0 nay

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May 5, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

40 yea–5 nay · 2 absent

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May 29, 2025 · Senate

Senate: VETO OVERRIDE WITH EMERGENCY

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

37 yea–8 nay · 3 absent

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May 29, 2025 · House

House: VETO OVERRIDE WITH EMERGENCY

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

76 yea–13 nay · 9 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Filed with Secretary of State
  2. Senate Measure returned to House
  3. Senate Veto overridden: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8
  4. House To Senate
  5. House Veto overridden: Ayes: 76 Nays: 13
  6. House Vetoed 05/10/2025
  7. House Sent to Governor
  8. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  9. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  10. House Referred for enrollment
  11. Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
  12. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5 View roll call
  13. Senate General Order, Considered
  14. Senate Placed on General Order
  15. Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  16. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  17. Senate First Reading
  18. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  19. House Referred for engrossment
  20. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 9 View roll call
  21. House General Order
  22. House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
  23. House CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee View roll call
  24. House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General Government View roll call
  25. House Referred to General Government
  26. House Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
  27. House Authored by Representative Pfeiffer
  28. House First Reading
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