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SB 38 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | 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, 2002, to July 1, 2004. 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 April 15, 2001, to April 15, 2003, the filing date for submitting a report detailing their experience with meetings held under this pilot program.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/01 020308264 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022994796-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/14/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB38ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/01 020308264
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/02 Senate: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 01/30/02 Senate: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/02 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/02 House: Read first time
- 02/13/02 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/02 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 02/19/02 House: Reported from General Laws with sub (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/02 House: Committee substitute printed 022994796-H1
- 02/20/02 House: Read second time
- 02/21/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/02 House: Read third time
- 02/22/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 022994796-H1
- 02/22/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 022994796-H1
- 02/22/02 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/14/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB38ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/04/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)