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2003 SESSION
SB 737 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemptions-contract negotiations.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemptions for contract negotiations. Adds a record exemption for records relating to the negotiation and award of a specific contract where competition or bargaining is involved and where the release of such records would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. The bill provides that such records shall not be withheld after the public body has made a decision to award or not to award the contract and shall not apply to the release of records in connection with procurement transactions governed by the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The bill also provides an open meeting exemption for the discussion of the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds, including interviews of bidders or offerors, and discussion of the terms or scope of such contract, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. The bill is a recommendation of the FOIA Council.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/02 030851444 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/02 030851444
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/14/03 Senate: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 01/29/03 Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/03 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/03 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/03 House: Read first time
- 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/07/03 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 02/11/03 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 House: Read second time
- 02/13/03 House: Read third time
- 02/13/03 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 274 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/24/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274)