Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence. (HB3097)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), and Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence. Provides an exemption for the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address contained in correspondence from a constituent to his elected representative on a local governing body or school board and such information contained in correspondence responding to the constituent. The bill provides, however, that no record, which 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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/17/2007 | Committee |
01/17/2007 | Presented and ordered printed 076549272 |
01/17/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/22/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.) |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Read second time |
02/05/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/05/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2007 | Read second time |
02/06/2007 | Committee amendments reconsidered |
02/06/2007 | Committee amendments rejected |
02/06/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Hull agreed to |
02/06/2007 | Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. withdrawn |
02/06/2007 | Engrossed by House as amended HB3097E |
02/06/2007 | Printed as engrossed 076549272-E |
02/06/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (97-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Passed House (97-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 |
02/19/2007 | Left in General Laws and Technology |
02/19/2007 | Letter sent to FOIA Council |
Comments
Passage was blocked on an 11-3 vote in the Senate General Laws Committee, permitting the bill to go to the FOI Advisory Council for in-depth study. A similar measure introduced by Sen. John Chichester was sent to the Council earlier in the session. Floor amendments improved the House bill, but access advocates urged the study – noting that confidential e-mail petitioning of government raised a number of serious policy issues.