Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings, report. (SB1001)
Introduced By
Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings. Reduces the notice requirement for electronic communication meetings from seven to three working days and clarifies that political subdivisions, other than units of local government, may conduct electronic communication meetings. The bill also allows an individual member of a public body to participate in a meeting through electronic communication means from a remote location that is not open to the public in the event of an emergency, temporary or permanent disability or other medical condition, or when a member of a regional public body's principal residence is more than 60 miles from the primary meeting location. For a member to participate in the above described manner, the bill requires that a quorum of the public body be physically assembled at the primary or central meeting location and that the public body make arrangements for the voice of the remote participant to be heard by all persons at the primary or central meeting location. The bill defines "regional public body." The bill also contains technical amendments and is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Read the Bill »
Status
04/10/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070819740 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/22/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1001) |
01/22/2007 | Assigned GL&T sub: #1 |
02/02/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to House |
02/07/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2007 | Read first time |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/08/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.) |
02/15/2007 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2007 | Read second time |
02/20/2007 | Read third time |
02/20/2007 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2007 | Enrolled |
03/07/2007 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1001ER) |
03/07/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1001ER) |
03/08/2007 | Signed by President |
03/26/2007 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
04/04/2007 | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 39-N) (see vote tally) |
04/04/2007 | Communicated to Governor |
04/10/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 945 (effective 7/1/07) |
04/12/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0945) |