Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); violations and civil penalties. (SB1554)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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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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Description
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); civil penalties. Provides that in addition to any penalties imposed under FOIA, (i) if a court finds that any officer, employee, or member of a public body failed to provide public records to a requester in accordance with the provisions of FOIA because such officer, employee, or member of a public body altered or destroyed the requested public records with the intention of avoiding the provisions of FOIA prior to the expiration of the applicable record retention period set pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act, the court may impose upon such officer, employee, or member in his individual capacity a civil penalty of up to $100 per record altered or destroyed and (ii) if a court finds that a member of a public body voted to certify a closed meeting and at the time of such certification an attorney representing the body was present and such certification was not in accordance with the requirements of FOIA, the court may impose on the public body a civil penalty of up to $1,000. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103495D |
01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/14/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1554) |
01/21/2019 | Assigned GL&T sub: #1 |
01/28/2019 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2019 | Read second time |
01/31/2019 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/31/2019 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/31/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1554E |
01/31/2019 | Printed as engrossed 19103495D-E |
02/01/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1554E) |
02/01/2019 | Passed by for the day |
02/04/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2019 | Read first time |
02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/07/2019 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
02/12/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2019 | Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2019 | Read second time |
02/19/2019 | Read third time |
02/19/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/19/2019 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/19/2019 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2019 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
02/19/2019 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2019 | House amendment rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2019 | House insisted on amendment |
02/21/2019 | House requested conference committee |
02/21/2019 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/21/2019 | Senators: Surovell, DeSteph, Vogel |
02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/21/2019 | Delegates: Hodges, Leftwich, Murphy |
02/22/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/23/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2019 | Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N) |
02/23/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2019 | Enrolled |
03/07/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1554ER) |
03/07/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1554ER) |
03/07/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2019 | Signed by President |
03/11/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019 |
03/11/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/26/2019 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/03/2019 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N) |
04/03/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/03/2019 | Reenrolled |
04/03/2019 | Reenrolled bill text (SB1554ER2) |
04/03/2019 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/03/2019 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/03/2019 | Enacted, Chapter 843 (effective 7/1/19) |
04/03/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0843) |