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SB 206 Administrative Process Act; ex parte communications.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Administrative Process Act; ex parte communications. Provides that, during the period that a hearing is pending, a hearing officer is prohibited from communicating with any person concerning the hearing without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate in the communication. The bill also provides that a hearing officer may communicate about a pending hearing in instances where the communication is authorized by law, involves a ministerial matter, or does not augment, diminish, or modify the evidence in the record. In addition, the bill establishes the procedures to be followed if a hearing officer makes or receives a prohibited communication and the relief that a hearing officer may provide in such instances. As introduced, the bill is the recommendation of the Administrative Law Advisory Committee and approved by the Virginia Code Commission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100686D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100686D
- 01/05/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/25/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/17/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 House: Read second time
- 02/25/16 House: Read third time
- 02/25/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/25/16 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/25/16 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB206ER)
- 03/01/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478)