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2016 SESSION
HB 818 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; designation of officer, posting of rights and responsibilities.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); designation of FOIA officer; posting of FOIA rights and responsibilities. Requires certain local public bodies to post a FOIA rights and responsibilities document on their respective public government website. The bill also requires all state public bodies, including state authorities, and all local public bodies that are subject to FOIA to designate and publicly identify one or more FOIA officers whose responsibility is to serve as a point of contact for members of the public in requesting public records and to coordinate the public body's compliance with the provisions of FOIA. The bill sets out where contact information for the designated FOIA officer is to be posted. The bill requires that any such FOIA officer shall possess specific knowledge of the provisions of FOIA and be trained at least annually by legal counsel for the public body or the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103655D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103655D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB818ER2) pdf
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103655D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/18/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/28/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Read second time
- 02/05/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB818E
- 02/05/16 House: Printed as engrossed 16103655D-E
- 02/08/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016
- 03/09/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/20/16 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 16-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB818ER2)
- 04/20/16 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Enacted, Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)