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2008 SESSION
SB 593 Freedom of Information Act; confidential records discussion to be conducted in non-public meeting.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); meeting exemption; tourism and economic development. Allows the discussion or consideration of confidential proprietary records provided by a private business to certain state, local, or regional industrial or economic development authorities or organizations for business, trade and tourism development to be conducted in meetings not open to the public.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081143284 pdf
- 02/11/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 081143284-E pdf
- 03/05/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB593ER) pdf
- 03/18/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081143284
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/08 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Subcommittee #1 (FOIA)
- 02/06/08 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/08 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/11/08 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB593E
- 02/11/08 Senate: Printed as engrossed 081143284-E
- 02/11/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/08 House: Assigned GL sub: FOIA
- 02/28/08 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 House: Read second time
- 03/04/08 House: Read third time
- 03/04/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB593ER)
- 03/05/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 626 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/18/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0626)