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1998 SESSION

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SB 156 Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); electronic communication meetings. Provides an exemption from FOIA's restrictions on electronic communications meetings to (i) public bodies in the legislative branch of Virginia state government, (ii) state agencies under the control of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and (iii) the Virginia Community College System. The bill clarifies that it does not apply to any session of the General Assembly. The bill adopts the basic requirements of nonelectronic communication public meetings as the required procedure for holding electronic communication meetings. The bill contains an emergency clause, expires on July 1, 1999, and is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed w/emg clause 987270860  pdf
• 01/28/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 982353719-S1  pdf
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB156ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed w/emg clause 987270860
• 01/14/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/98  Senate: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
• 01/28/98  Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 982353719-S1
• 01/29/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/98  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/98  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/02/98  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 982353719-S1
• 02/02/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 982353719-S1
• 02/03/98  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/04/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/98  House: Read first time
• 02/05/98  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/16/98  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
• 02/26/98  House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (26-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/98  House: Read second time
• 03/02/98  House: Read third time
• 03/02/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/02/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/03/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/98  House: Read third time
• 03/04/98  House: Amendments by Mr. Plum agreed to
• 03/04/98  House: Amendment by Mr. Marshall withdrawn
• 03/04/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/04/98  House: Passed House with amendments (92-Y 6-N)
• 03/04/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (92-Y 6-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/06/98  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/98  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENTS R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/18/98  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB156ER)
• 03/24/98  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/26/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/22/98  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/22/98  Senate: Senate rejected Gov's recommendation (6-Y 33-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (6-Y 33-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 05/23/98  Governor: Vetoed by Governor