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2015 SESSION
SB 969 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exception to open meeting requirements.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); exception to open meeting requirements. Clarifies that the gathering or attendance of two or more members of a public body (i) at any place or function where no part of the purpose of such gathering or attendance is the discussion or transaction of any public business, and such gathering or attendance was not called or prearranged with any purpose of discussing or transacting any business of the public body, or (ii) at a public forum, candidate appearance, or debate, the purpose of which is to inform the electorate and not to transact public business or to hold discussions relating to the transaction of public business, even though the performance of the members individually or collectively in the conduct of public business may be a topic of discussion or debate at such public meeting, is not a meeting under FOIA. The bill contains a technical amendment.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101552D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB969ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101552D
- 01/10/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/15 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 02/02/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/11/15 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/17/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/15 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 House: Read second time
- 02/19/15 House: Read third time
- 02/19/15 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB969ER)
- 02/24/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/16/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)