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2022 SESSION

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(HB444)

AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

SEN. PETERSEN

    1. Line 72, substitute, after body

      insert

        , other than those excepted pursuant to subsection C of § 2.2-3708.3,

         

SEN. PETERSEN

    2. Line 382, substitute, after C.

      strike

        Any

      insert

        With the exception of local governing bodies, local school boards, planning commissions, architectural review boards, zoning appeals boards, and boards with the authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a professional or occupational license, any

         

SEN. PETERSEN

    3. After line 766, substitute

      insert

        2. That the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council shall convene a work group, no later than May 1, 2022, to develop recommendations for best practices for public bodies holding all-virtual public meetings, including but not limited to how to take public comment virtually and the proper use of video by public body members. Such recommendations must be completed by August 1, 2022. The work group shall include representatives of the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Municipal League, the Virginia Coalition for Open Government, and the Virginia Press Association and such other stakeholders as the Council deem appropriate.

        3. The law will be effective on September 1, 2022.