Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records. (HB1633)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock)
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
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records. Clarifies that records of certain health care committees and entities, to the extent that they reveal information that may be withheld from discovery as privileged communications, are exempt from disclosure under FOIA. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2015 | Committee |
| 01/08/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100958D |
| 01/08/2015 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/15/2015 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/16/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1633) |
| 01/22/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1633) |
| 01/27/2015 | Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2015 | Read first time |
| 01/30/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/02/2015 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N) |
| 02/02/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/03/2015 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/16/2015 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2015 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1633ER) |
| 02/25/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1633ER) |
| 02/25/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| 02/26/2015 | Signed by President |
| 02/26/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15 |
| 02/26/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/16/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 127 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/16/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0127) |
Comments
The wording is too vague. There is no definition of "certain health care committees and entities." UVA said in November it wants a similar exemption, but they suggested much narrower language. We will watch to see what the interplay between this, an identical bill by Ruff in the Senate (SB968), and UVA.
To keep certain information from public is one thing but to keep it from the person involved is wrong. That person should be able to get any report on them.