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SB 1001 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings, report.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings. Reduces the notice requirement for electronic communication meetings from seven to three working days and clarifies that political subdivisions, other than units of local government, may conduct electronic communication meetings. The bill also allows an individual member of a public body to participate in a meeting through electronic communication means from a remote location that is not open to the public in the event of an emergency, temporary or permanent disability or other medical condition, or when a member of a regional public body's principal residence is more than 60 miles from the primary meeting location. For a member to participate in the above described manner, the bill requires that a quorum of the public body be physically assembled at the primary or central meeting location and that the public body make arrangements for the voice of the remote participant to be heard by all persons at the primary or central meeting location. The bill defines "regional public body." The bill also contains technical amendments and is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070819740 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1001ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0945) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070819740
- 01/09/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/07 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 01/31/07 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Read first time
- 02/07/07 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/08/07 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/15/07 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 House: Read second time
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1001ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/07 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/03/07 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/04/07 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 39-N)
- 04/04/07 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/10/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 945 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/12/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0945)