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HB 1971 FOIA; record and meeting exclusions for multidisciplinary child abuse teams.
Introduced by: James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exclusions for multidisciplinary child abuse teams. Excludes the records of a multidisciplinary team as they relate to individual child abuse or neglect cases or sex offenses involving a child from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill also provides an exemption from open meeting requirements to such teams and sexual assault response teams.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103795D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1971ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103795D
- 01/10/17 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
- 02/10/17 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/17 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1971ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)