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2022 SESSION
SB 214 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic meetings.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic meetings. 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 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. Definitions, procedural requirements, and limitations for all-virtual public meetings are set forth in the bill, along with technical amendments.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104118D
- 01/10/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/28/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/22 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/22 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N)
- 02/02/22 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-Y)
- 02/02/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/22 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)