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2017 SESSION
HB 1540 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to meetings of public bodies.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); public access to meetings of public bodies. Revises FOIA's various open meeting exemptions relating to legal matters, litigation, certain museums, and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. The bill also (i) clarifies where meeting notices and minutes are to be posted, (ii) requires copies of proposed agendas to be made available, (iii) eliminates reporting to the Joint Commission on Science and Technology when a state public body convenes an electronic communication meeting, and (iv) makes technical corrections to several open meeting exemptions to provide context for those meeting exemptions that currently only cross-reference corollary records exemptions. The bill also clarifies closed meeting procedures. The bill contains numerous technical corrections. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council pursuant to the HJR 96 FOIA study (2014-2016).
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101247D pdf | impact statements
- 02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1540ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/27/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101247D
- 12/27/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/11/17 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 (12-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 (HB1540ER)
- 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
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 616 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616)