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SB 968 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records. Clarifies that records of certain health care committees and entities, to the extent that they reveal information that may be withheld from discovery as privileged communications, are exempt from disclosure under FOIA. This bill is identical to HB 1633.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101515D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/16/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101515D
• 01/10/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/23/15  Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
• 02/02/15  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/15  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/05/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/15  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/15  House: Read first time
• 02/09/15  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/10/15  House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/11/15  House: Read second time
• 02/12/15  House: Read third time
• 02/12/15  House: Passed House (95-Y 4-N)
• 02/12/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 4-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/16/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER)
• 02/16/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/20/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/20/15
• 02/20/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Friday, February 27, 2015
• 02/26/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 22 (effective 7/1/15)
• 02/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)