Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records. (HB1791)
Introduced By
Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records. Adds an additional response to address situations when a public body receives a request for public records under FOIA but cannot find the requested records or the requested records do not exist. The bill also clarifies the other responses to requests for public records under FOIA. The bill also contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/28/2006 | Committee |
| 12/28/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 061802308 |
| 12/28/2006 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/10/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.) |
| 01/22/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1791) |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-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 |
| 02/16/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2007 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/19/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/19/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/19/2007 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2007 | Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) |
| 02/21/2007 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/22/2007 | House acceded to request |
| 02/22/2007 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/22/2007 | Delegates: Griffith, Marshall, D.W., Tyler |
| 02/22/2007 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/22/2007 | Senators: Houck, Devolites Davis, Locke |
| 02/24/2007 | Reading of conference report waived |
| 02/24/2007 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2007 | VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2007 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/24/2007 | Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/12/2007 | Enrolled |
| 03/12/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER) |
| 03/12/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/13/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 439 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 03/26/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1791ER) |
| 03/27/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439) |