SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2007 SESSION
SB 1271 Freedom of Information Act; allows public bodies to meet by electronic communication without quorum.
Introduced by: Mary Margaret Whipple | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings. Eliminates the requirement that a quorum of a state public body be physically assembled in one primary location in order for the public body to conduct a meeting through electronic communications means (i.e., teleconference). Instead of the quorum, the bill provides that at least two members of the public body be physically assembled at one location. The remainder of the members may teleconference.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072862844
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/07 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology
- 02/06/07 Senate: Letter sent to FOIA Council