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2000 SESSION

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HB 1165 Freedom of Information Act; record exemptions.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Freedom of Information Act; record exemptions. Provides a record exemption from the Freedom of Information Act for records of the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water Control Board, State Air Pollution Control Board or the Virginia Waste Management Board relating to (i) active federal environmental enforcement actions that are considered confidential under federal law and (ii) enforcement strategies, including proposed sanctions for enforcement actions. Upon request, such records shall be disclosed after a proposed sanction resulting from the investigation has been proposed to the director of the agency. This exemption shall not be construed to prohibit the disclosure of records related to inspection reports, notices of violation, or documents detailing the nature of any environmental contamination that may have occurred or similar documents.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005429214  pdf
• 02/09/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005429214-E  pdf
• 03/09/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)  pdf
• 04/04/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005429214
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/27/00  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 02/07/00  House: Reported from General Laws with amd (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/00  House: Read first time
• 02/09/00  House: Read second time
• 02/09/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/09/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/09/00  House: Printed as engrossed 005429214-E
• 02/10/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/23/00  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)
• 03/13/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/13/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/02/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 237 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/04/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)