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HB 1791 Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.  Adds an additional response to address situations when a public body receives a request for public records under FOIA but cannot find the requested records or the requested records do not exist.  The bill also clarifies the other responses to requests for public records under FOIA.  The bill also contains technical amendments.

FULL TEXT

• 12/28/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 061802308  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/28/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 061802308
• 12/28/06  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/10/07  House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
• 02/01/07  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/08/07  Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/19/07  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/19/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/07  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
• 02/21/07  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/22/07  House: House acceded to request
• 02/22/07  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/22/07  House: Delegates: Griffith, Marshall, D.W., Tyler
• 02/22/07  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/22/07  Senate: Senators: Houck, Devolites Davis, Locke
• 02/24/07  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/24/07  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/07  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/07  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/24/07  House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/07  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1791ER)
• 03/12/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 439 (effective 7/1/07)
• 03/27/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0439)