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2022 SESSION
HB 307 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges for records.
Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges; exception for certain scholastic records. Provides that a public body subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act shall make all reasonable efforts to supply records requested by a citizen at the lowest possible cost; however, no such public body shall charge for the provision of certain scholastic records, outlined in the bill. The bill requires a public body, prior to conducting a search for records, to notify the requester in writing of the public body's right to make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records and inquire of the requester whether he would like to request a cost estimate in advance of the supplying of the requested records. Finally, the bill provides that any costs incurred by a public body in estimating the cost of supplying requested records shall be applied toward the overall charges to be paid by the requester for the supplying of such records.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103274D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105571D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB307ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB307ER2) pdf
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103274D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/08/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105571D-H1
- 02/13/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time
- 02/14/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105571D-H1
- 02/14/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB307H1
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/23/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/22 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB307ER)
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 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 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/27/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/27/22 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 48-N)
- 04/27/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled
- 04/27/22 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB307ER2)
- 04/27/22 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Enacted, Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)