Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT
Short Title
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 2016
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
3
Session Type
Subjects
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
3
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO; 8/1/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA; and CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; 9/19/2016 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/29/2016 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 10/18/2016 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 3, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1208; 10/19/2016 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/19/2016 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1208 UNDER C.R. NO. 3. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)