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2005 SESSION

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HB 2404 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain local wireless service authorities.

Introduced by: Clarence E. Phillips | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemptions; local wireless service authorities.  Excludes from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) confidential proprietary records and trade secrets developed by or for a local authority created in accordance with the Virginia Wireless Service Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5431.1 et seq.) that provides qualifying communications services as authorized by Article 5.1 (§ 56-484.7:1 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 56 where disclosure of such information would be harmful to the competitive position of the authority. The bill also grants an open meeting exemption for discussions of such records by a local wireless service authority.  The bill contains technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053610460  pdf
• 02/03/05  House: Printed as engrossed 053610460-E  pdf
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2404ER)  pdf
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 053610460
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/17/05  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: Subcommittee #2...
• 02/01/05  House: Reported from General Laws with amd (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Read first time
• 02/03/05  House: Read second time
• 02/03/05  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2404E
• 02/03/05  House: Printed as engrossed 053610460-E
• 02/04/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/04/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2404ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 411 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/29/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0411)