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SB 153 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates, response time.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates; response time. Provides that if a requester asks for a cost estimate in advance of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, the time to respond is tolled for the amount of time that elapses between notice of the cost estimate and the response from the requester, and that if the public body receives no response from the requester within 30 days of sending the cost estimate, the request shall be deemed to be withdrawn. The bill clarifies that if a cost estimate exceeds $200 and the public body requires an advance deposit, the public body may require the requester to pay the advance deposit before the public body is required to process the request. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104339D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1142) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104339D
- 12/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
- 02/18/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Read second time
- 02/25/20 House: Read third time
- 02/25/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1142 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1142)