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HB21-1107

Protections For Public Health Department Workers

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial Public Health

Concerning protections for certain public health workers.

Bill Summary:



The act makes it unlawful for a person to make available on the internet the personal information of a public health worker if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the public health worker's safety or the safety of the public health worker's family. "Public health worker" is defined in the act to include contractors or employees of contractors of the department of public health and environment or of county or district public health agencies, who are engaged in public health duties, and members of county or district boards of health, other than elected county commissioners. A violation of this law is a class 1 misdemeanor.

Further, a public health worker meeting certain requirements specified in statute may submit a written request to a state or local government official to remove personal information from public records that are available on the internet.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/18/2021 Signed Act PDF
05/11/2021 Final Act PDF
04/20/2021 Rerevised PDF
04/19/2021 Revised PDF
03/09/2021 Reengrossed PDF
03/08/2021 Engrossed PDF
02/16/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/03/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/06/2021 FN2 PDF
03/05/2021 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1107 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1107, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/20/2021 Third Reading BILL
29
AYE
4
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/09/2021 Third Reading BILL
61
AYE
4
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/02/2021 L.001 HOU Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
05/18/2021 Governor Governor Signed
05/11/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/11/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/11/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/20/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/19/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/14/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/10/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/09/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/08/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/05/2021 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/08/2021 - No Amendments
03/02/2021 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/16/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/18/2021 153 Protections For Public Health Dept Workers PDF