US EditionThe Controversial Transparency Measure Ps63 Was Approved in the House for Download.
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The House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 63 (SB63), which strengthens access to public information in Puerto Rico. It now goes to the governor for her signature.
At 7:12 p.m. on Thursday night, a fourth calendar of the day, including Senate Bill 63 to amend the Transparency Act, arrived in the Chamber of Representatives, and the bill was passed with amendments by the majority of the New Progressive Party. Just 24 hours earlier, the Speaker of the House, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, had publicly stated that “there was no hurry” to evaluate the measure and that a report of the bill would be made by the Legal Co…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, said this Wednesday, that the Legal Committee should not be in a hurry to complete a report on Senate Bill 63, which seeks to amend the Law on Transparency and Expedite Procedure for Access to Public Information, Law No. 141 of 2019. “We don’t have a hurry. We’ve been rushed, we’ve been labeled without just saying that we’re going to approve it today, that we’re going to approv…
President of the Chamber assures that there is no pressure to evaluate the PS 63 and amend Transparency Law Photo by Norenid Feliciano Center for Investigative Journalism In response to the demands of journalistic, activist and community organizations for the overrun that has been given to the measure that would further impede access to public information, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez said that concerns about the measure will be met without haste.
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