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2023 SESSION

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HB 1738 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies, meetings, virtual public access.

Introduced by: Betsy B. Carr | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies; meetings; virtual public access. Provides that all state public bodies may provide public access to meetings through electronic communication means and may provide the public with the opportunity to comment at such meetings through the use of such electronic communication means when public comment is customarily received.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100100D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23104734D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/23  House: Floor substitute printed 23106366D-H2 (Carr)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/09/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100100D
• 01/09/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/11/23  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
• 01/17/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
• 01/17/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/24/23  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
• 01/24/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23104734D-H1
• 01/24/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/25/23  House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
• 01/30/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/23  House: Read first time
• 02/02/23  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/03/23  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/23  House: Floor substitute printed 23106366D-H2 (Carr)
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/06/23  House: Committee General Laws substitute rejected 23104734D-H1
• 02/06/23  House: Substitute by Delegate Carr agreed to 23106366D-H2
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1738H2
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 19-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/15/23  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/23  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/23/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/23/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)
• 02/23/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/26/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)