FOIA; party whom writ is served must be served a copy of petition prior to filing. (HB976)
Introduced By
Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement. Clarifies that when an FOIA petition is filed, the party against whom the writ is brought must be served with a copy of the petition prior to filing. The bill contains a technical amendment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102749D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/25/2010 | Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement |
01/28/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104842D-H1 |
02/02/2010 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2010 | Read first time |
02/04/2010 | Read second time |
02/04/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104842D-H1 |
02/04/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB976H1 |
02/08/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/08/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2010 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/24/2010 | Passed by in General Laws and Technology with letter (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Continued to 2011 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Subject matter referred by letter to the Freedom of Information Advisory Council |
02/24/2010 | Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(L) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.
Comments
service of process under vscr's is required of any legal pleading action anyways..so long as "personal service" isn't required this is good - because attempting "personal service" on a judge is a good way to get "escorted" out of a courthouse or arrested..speaking from experience