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SB 139 Freedom of Information Advisory Act; training requirements.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Act; training requirements. Adds the option for in-person training sessions in addition to the current requirement of online training sessions for local elected officials provided by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council or a local government attorney. The bill also clarifies that "local elected officials" includes constitutional officers. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

FULL TEXT

• 12/18/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100371D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB139ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/09/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0904)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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

HISTORY

• 12/18/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100371D
• 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 with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/20  House: Read second time
• 02/25/20  House: Read third time
• 02/25/20  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/25/20  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB139ER)
• 03/05/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 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
• 04/09/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 904 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/09/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0904)