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2022 SESSION
HB 444 Va. Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic meetings, states of emergency.
Introduced by: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic communication means. Amends existing provisions concerning electronic meetings by keeping the provisions for electronic meetings held in response to declared states of emergency, repealing the provisions that are specific to regional and state public bodies, and allowing certain public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings where all of the members who participate do so remotely and that the public may access through electronic communications means. The bill excepts local governing bodies, local school boards, planning commissions, architectural review boards, zoning appeals boards, and any board with the authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a professional or occupational license from the provisions that allow public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings. Definitions, procedural requirements, and limitations for all-virtual public meetings are set forth in the bill, along with technical amendments. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104056D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107153D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB444ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104056D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/25/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/22 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/22 House: Read first time
- 02/01/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 03/02/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107153D-S1
- 03/04/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/08/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107153D-S1
- 03/08/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/09/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/10/22 Senate: Reading of amendments #1, #2 waived
- 03/10/22 Senate: Amendments #1, #2 by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 03/10/22 Senate: Reading of amendment #3 waived
- 03/10/22 Senate: Amendment #3 by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 03/10/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB444S1
- 03/10/22 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (25-Y 15-N)
- 03/10/22 House: Senate substitute with amendments agreed to by House 22107153D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/21/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/21/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB444ER)
- 03/21/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 9/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)