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2014 SESSION

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HB 837 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state agencies to post notice of allowable charges.

Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); state agencies to post notice of allowable charges for producing records. Requires state agencies in the executive branch to post on their respective public government websites the following statement: "A public body may make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for the requested records. No public body shall impose any extraneous, intermediary, or surplus fees or expenses to recoup the general costs associated with creating or maintaining records or transacting the general business of the public body. Any duplicating fee charged by a public body shall not exceed the actual cost of duplication. All charges for the supplying of requested records shall be estimated in advance at the request of the citizen as set forth in subsection F of § 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia."

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102498D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14104054D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB837ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102498D
• 01/08/14  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/10/14  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/16/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/14  House: Reconsideration by Subcommittee by voice vote
• 01/30/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/14  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/14  House: Committee substitute printed 14104054D-H1
• 02/06/14  House: Read first time
• 02/07/14  House: Read second time
• 02/07/14  House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104054D-H1
• 02/07/14  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB837H1
• 02/10/14  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/24/14  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/14  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/14  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB837ER)
• 03/04/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/14)
• 03/31/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)