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2011 SESSION
SB 1296 Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions. Allows any commission created by executive order to study and make recommendations concerning the prevention of closure and realignment of federal security installations in Virginia to withhold from public disclosure certain records relating to the relocation of national security facilities. The bill also allows those portions of meetings where such records are discussed to be closed to the public. This bill is identical to HB 2041.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103603D pdf
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1296ER) pdf
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103603D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/11 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: FOIA/Conflict of Interest
- 02/02/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/11 House: Read first time
- 02/10/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/11/11 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
- 02/15/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Read second time
- 02/22/11 House: Read third time
- 02/22/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1296ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)