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HB 1357 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain meetings of General Assembly.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); exclusions. Provides that public access to meetings of the General Assembly, except floor sessions, committee or subcommittee meetings and conference committee meetings, shall be governed by rules established by the Joint Rules Committee. Floor sessions and committee and subcommittee meetings will continue to be open to the public. The Joint Rules Committee must hold regional public hearings at least 60 days before the adoption of the rule. The bill provides that meetings of political party caucuses of either house of the General Assembly are excluded from the meeting provisions of FOIA.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); exclusions. Provides that public access to any meeting of the General Assembly or a portion thereof shall be governed by rules established by the Joint Rules Committee. As a result, such meetings are excluded from the meeting provisions of FOIA. The Joint Rules Committee must hold at least four regional public hearings across the State at least 60 days before the adoption of the rules.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); exclusions. Provides that public access to any meeting of the General Assembly or a portion thereof shall be governed by rules established by the Joint Rules Committee. As a result, such meetings are excluded from the meeting provisions of FOIA.