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HB 2146 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form. Requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to develop an online public comment form to be posted on its official public government website to enable any requester to comment on the quality of assistance provided to the requester by a public body. The bill also requires all state public bodies subject to the provisions of FOIA and any county or city, and any town with a population of more than 250, to post a link on its official public government website to the online public comment form.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101141D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2146ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101141D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2146ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)