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SB 1051 Virginia Public Records Act; availability of public records.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Public Records Act; availability of certain public records. Provides that upon a petition filed with the clerk, a judge may enter an order releasing any record in the custody of The Library of Virginia that was sealed prior to January 1, 1901. The bill also provides that notwithstanding any provisions of a previously executed contract with any department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth or political subdivision, any individual or private entity lawfully in possession of public records created prior to January 1, 1901, or images of such records may display or publish such records in any format, including in an electronic database or on the Internet, without paying a fee to or requesting permission from the original custodian of such records.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105260D  pdf
• 02/05/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107856D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20109285D-H1  pdf
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1051ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105260D
• 01/17/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/05/20  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107856D-S1
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/10/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107856D-S1
• 02/10/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1051S1
• 02/10/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Passed Senate (39-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 (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20109285D-H1
• 02/27/20  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/20  House: Read second time
• 03/03/20  House: Read third time
• 03/03/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109285D-H1
• 03/03/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1051H1
• 03/03/20  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  Senate: Title replaced 20109285D-H1
• 03/07/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1051ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/20  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
• 04/07/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)