Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions. (HB2041)

Introduced By

Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions.  Allows any commission created by executive order to study and make recommendations concerning the prevention of closure and realignment of federal security installations in Virginia to withhold from public disclosure certain records relating to the relocation of national security facilities. The bill also allows those portions of meetings where such records are discussed to be closed to the public. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103601D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/17/2011Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
01/20/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
01/25/2011Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Read first time
01/27/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/28/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
01/28/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/31/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/16/2011Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Read third time
02/21/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2011Enrolled
02/25/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2041ER)
02/26/2011Signed by Speaker
02/28/2011Signed by President
03/15/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 111 (effective 7/1/11)
03/15/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)
03/16/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 111 (effective 7/1/11)

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 50 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1296.