State Corporation Commission; availability of records. (HB1036)

Introduced By

Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patrons Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), and Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

State Corporation Commission; availability of records. Requires the State Corporation Commission to make available for public inspection records that are related to matters related to the Commission's operational responsibilities and operational functions, including revenues, expenditures, financial management and budgetary practices, personnel policies and practices, and procurement policies and practices. Disclosure of the records is not required if the records are otherwise covered by applicable legal privileges; disclosure of such records could threaten the safety or security of the Commission%92s employees, physical plant or information technology assets or data; or the records are not publicly available from other public entities. In addition, the requirement does not apply to records related to the Commission's formal or informal regulatory or legal proceedings or activities. Records held by the clerk of the Commission related to business entities shall be made public or held confidential in accordance with laws and regulations applicable specifically to such records. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2014Committee
01/08/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102997D
01/08/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2014Impact statement from SCC (HB1036)
01/21/2014Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2014Read first time
01/23/2014Impact statement from SCC (HB1036)
01/24/2014Read second time
01/24/2014Committee amendment agreed to
01/24/2014Engrossed by House as amended HB1036E
01/24/2014Printed as engrossed 14102997D-E
01/27/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/27/2014Read third time and passed House (94-Y 6-N)
01/27/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2014Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/29/2014Impact statement from SCC (HB1036E)
02/24/2014Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/27/2014Read third time
02/27/2014Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/04/2014Enrolled
03/04/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1036ER)
03/04/2014Signed by Speaker
03/05/2014Impact statement from SCC (HB1036ER)
03/07/2014Signed by President
03/27/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 347 (effective 7/1/14)
03/27/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0347)

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 7 minutes.