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HB1791: Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.

This vote on HB1791 was held in the Senate. This vote passed 38-0-2.

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Explanation

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Status History

  • 12/28/2006 Committee
  • 12/28/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 061802308
  • 12/28/2006 Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/10/2007 Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
  • 01/22/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1791)
  • 02/03/2007 Read first time
  • 02/05/2007 Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/07/2007 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/08/2007 Assigned GL&T sub: #1
  • 02/16/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2007 Read third time
  • 02/19/2007 Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/19/2007 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/19/2007 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/19/2007 Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2007 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2007 Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
  • 02/21/2007 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
  • 02/22/2007 Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2007 Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/22/2007 House acceded to request
  • 02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/22/2007 Delegates: Griffith, Marshall, D.W., Tyler
  • 02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/22/2007 Senators: Houck, Devolites Davis, Locke
  • 02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
  • 02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2007 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2007 Passed by temporarily
  • 02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/12/2007 Enrolled
  • 03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER)
  • 03/12/2007 Signed by President
  • 03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/19/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 439 (effective 7/1/07)
  • 03/26/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1791ER)
  • 03/27/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439)