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2000 SESSION
HB 54 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); electronic communication meetings.
Introduced by: Clifton A. (Chip) Woodrum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); electronic communication meetings. Extends the exemption of certain public bodies from the FOIA’s electronic communication meeting restrictions from July 1, 2000, to July 1, 2002. The exempted entities are (i) any public body (a) in the legislative branch of state government or (b) responsible to or under the supervision, direction, or control of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or the Secretary of Technology or (ii) the State Board for Community Colleges. The bill also extends from October 15, 2000, to April 15, 2001, the filing date for submitting a report detailing their experience with meetings held under this pilot program.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/28/99 003506996 pdf
- 01/27/00 House: Printed as engrossed 003506996-E pdf
- 03/08/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB54ER) pdf
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/00 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/28/99 003506996
- 01/12/00 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/00 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 01/24/00 House: Reported from General Laws with amds (24-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/00 House: Read first time
- 01/26/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/00 House: Read second time
- 01/27/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/00 House: Amendments by Del. Woodrum agreed to
- 01/27/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/27/00 House: Printed as engrossed 003506996-E
- 01/28/00 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/31/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/00 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)
- 03/08/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB54ER)
- 03/14/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/14/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 910 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910)