Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium. (HB228)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)
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 Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to be retained in a tangible medium, an agency may retain any public record in an electronic medium, provided that the record remains accessible for the duration of its retention schedule and meets all other requirements of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.). The bill provides that this provision shall not be deemed to affect any law governing the retention of exhibits received into evidence in a criminal case in any court. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/29/2017 | Committee |
12/29/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102370D |
12/29/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/17/2018 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
01/18/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB228) |
01/23/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2018 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2018 | Read first time |
01/30/2018 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/31/2018 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/01/2018 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/19/2018 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2018 | Read third time |
02/22/2018 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2018 | Enrolled |
02/26/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB228ER) |
02/26/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB228ER) |
02/26/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/28/2018 | Signed by President |
03/02/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018 |
03/02/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018 |
03/09/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/09/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252) |