Freedom of Information Act; exempts personal information in constituent correspondence. (HB141)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

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; personal information in constituent correspondence.  Provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the names, physical addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses contained in correspondence between an individual and a member of the governing body, school board, or other public body of the locality in which the individual is a resident, unless the correspondence relates to a public matter before such public body. The bill provides that no record that is otherwise open to inspection under FOIA shall be deemed exempt by virtue of the fact that it has been attached to or incorporated within any such correspondence. Amends § 2.2-3705.7, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/04/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
  • 01/04/2012 Committee
  • 01/04/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100485D
  • 01/04/2012 Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/13/2012 Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
  • 02/02/2012 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2012 Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/08/2012 Read first time
  • 02/09/2012 Read second time
  • 02/09/2012 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/09/2012 Engrossed by House as amended HB141E
  • 02/09/2012 Printed as engrossed 12100485D-E
  • 02/10/2012 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
  • 02/10/2012 VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/10/2012 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 02/10/2012 Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
  • 02/10/2012 VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/13/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2012 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/20/2012 Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/22/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/23/2012 Read third time
  • 02/23/2012 Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/28/2012 Enrolled
  • 02/28/2012 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB141ER)
  • 02/28/2012 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/29/2012 Signed by President
  • 04/09/2012 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 726 (effective 7/1/12)
  • 04/09/2012 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0726)