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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)