Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to meetings of public bodies. (HB1540)
Introduced By
Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill)
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 (FOIA); public access to meetings of public bodies. Revises FOIA's various open meeting exemptions relating to legal matters, litigation, certain museums, and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. The bill also (i) clarifies where meeting notices and minutes are to be posted, (ii) requires copies of proposed agendas to be made available, (iii) eliminates reporting to the Joint Commission on Science and Technology when a state public body convenes an electronic communication meeting, and (iv) makes technical corrections to several open meeting exemptions to provide context for those meeting exemptions that currently only cross-reference corollary records exemptions. The bill also clarifies closed meeting procedures. The bill contains numerous technical corrections. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council pursuant to the HJR 96 FOIA study (2014-2016). Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/27/2016 | Committee |
12/27/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101247D |
12/27/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/11/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB1540) |
01/17/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1540) |
01/26/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2017 | Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1540) |
02/02/2017 | Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/13/2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Read third time |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Enrolled |
02/20/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1540ER) |
02/20/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
02/23/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1540ER) |
03/16/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 616 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/16/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) |