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)

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 »

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