FOIA; exclusions to application of chapter, local administrative investigations, disclosure. (HB980)
Introduced By
Del. Angelia Williams Graves (D-Norfolk) with support from co-patron Irene Shin (D-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions to application of chapter; local administrative investigations; disclosure. Adds email addresses as information that, when furnished in confidence to the local governing body, with respect to complainants in local investigations are exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill expands the applicability of the exemption to zoning enforcement complaints for all such complaints, not just individual enforcement complaints. The bill also adds local public health and safety, nuisance, and waste and recycling complaints to the list of complainants whose personal information is exempt from disclosure. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2022 | Committee |
| 01/12/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102670D |
| 01/12/2022 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/20/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB980) |
| 01/21/2022 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 01/25/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
| 02/08/2022 | Tabled in General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |