Virginia Freedom of Information Act; local public bodies to post meeting minutes on its website. (HB150)
Introduced By
Del. Marie March (R-Floyd) with support from co-patron Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun)
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; posting of minutes; local public bodies. Requires, with certain exceptions outlined in the bill, any local public body subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to post meeting minutes on its official public government website, if any, within seven working days of final approval of the minutes. The bill provides that if a local public body does not own or maintain an official public government website, it shall make copies of all meeting minutes available no later than seven working days after the conclusion of a meeting at a prominent public location in which meeting notices are regularly posted, at the office of the clerk of the public body, or, in the case of a public body that has no clerk, at the office of the chief administrator. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2022 | Committee |
| 01/09/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101402D |
| 01/09/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/21/2022 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 01/25/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/25/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2022 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/27/2022 | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/31/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/01/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/01/2022 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/01/2022 | Engrossed by House as amended HB150E |
| 02/01/2022 | Printed as engrossed 22101402D-E |
| 02/02/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB150E) |
| 02/02/2022 | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2022 | VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/03/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/23/2022 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2022 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB150ER) |
| 03/02/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB150ER) |
| 03/03/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/11/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396) |
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