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2010 SESSION
HB 431 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement. Clarifies that a FOIA action may be brought in the name of a person notwithstanding that a request for public records was made by the person's attorney in his representative capacity. The bill also clarifies that costs and reasonable fees for expert witnesses may be recovered by the petitioner in a FOIA action.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102864D pdf
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB431ER) pdf
- 04/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102864D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
- 01/28/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/10 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/10 House: Read first time
- 02/04/10 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/24/10 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB431ER)
- 03/09/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/09/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)