FOIA; failure to respond to request for records, rebuttable presumption. (SB1128)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; failure to respond to request for records; rebuttable presumption. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a failure to respond to a request for records was willful and knowing. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102874D
01/09/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/17/2017Assigned GL&T sub: #1
01/23/2017Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1128)
01/25/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/27/2017Passed by for the day
01/30/2017Passed by for the day
01/31/2017Passed by for the day
02/01/2017Passed by for the day
02/02/2017Passed by for the day
02/03/2017Passed by for the day
02/06/2017Passed by for the day
02/07/2017Passed by for the day
02/25/2017No further action taken
02/25/2017Failed to pass in Senate

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield): NATION OF POTHEADS BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH MS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER AILMENTS ARE USING THIS TYPE OF OIL. SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU ALL WOULD LISTEN TO WHAT THE SENATOR FROM FAUQUIER SAID AND VOTE FOR THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENATOR FROM ARLINGTON, SENATOR FAVOLA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I RISE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE
. SHE'S COMPLETED MORE THAN 100 APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS, AND MANY OF HER
EFFORTS. I CAN'T HELP BUT TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME YOU TO THE UPPER CHAMBER OF LEGISLATURE. I'D ASK THE SENATE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN OFFERING RONALD MCDEAL, HONORABLE ALLEN DIAMOND STEEN AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ALLIANCE THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. (APPLAUSE).

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY COUNTY, SENATOR NORMENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, A SECOND INTRODUCTION.


Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke): AND THEN THEY CAME BACK WITH THE LARGEST COMEBACK SINCE 1987 TO WIN 35 TO 24, AN EXTRAORDINARILY EXCITING GAME THAT I'M SURE MOST ALL OF US -- I KNOW I WATCHED, AND I ASSUME MOST EVERYBODY HERE WATCHED. IT WAS A GREAT COMEBACK. AND APPROPRIATELY, THE NEW COACH, JUSTIN FUENTE, WAS NAMED ACC COACH OF THE YEAR. BUT NOT ONLY HAVE THE FOOTBALL TEAM BEEN SUCCESSFUL OFF THE