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HB 2494 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; religious preferences and affiliations.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; dissemination of information concerning religious preferences and affiliations. Prohibits any state agency maintaining an information system that includes personal information from disseminating to federal government authorities information concerning the religious preferences and affiliations of data subjects for the purpose of compiling a list, registry, or database of individuals based on religious affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity, unless specifically required by state or federal law. This prohibition applies even if consent is given to disseminate such information to public institutions of higher education, state facilities under Title 37.2 (Behavioral Health and Developmental Services), and juvenile correctional facilities established pursuant to Title 66 (Juvenile Justice) or Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1 (Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts). As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100283D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/19 House: Printed as engrossed 19100283D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2494ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100283D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/19 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/29/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/19 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time
- 02/04/19 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2494E
- 02/04/19 House: Printed as engrossed 19100283D-E
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/19 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2494ER)
- 02/22/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/22/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)