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2024 SESSION

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SB 204 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception.

Introduced by: J.D. "Danny" Diggs | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception. Exempts a victim's insurance company and attorney from the prohibition on releasing photographic, audio, video, or other records depicting such victim. The bill also permits a victim, a victim's immediate family members if the victim is deceased, a victim's parent or guardian, the victim's insurance company, or the victim's attorney to waive the 14-day period for a public body to respond to a request for criminal investigative files.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102399D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24102399D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB204ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102399D
• 01/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/17/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 2-N)
• 01/19/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/24  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/22/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/22/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB204E
• 01/22/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24102399D-E
• 01/23/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/14/24  House: Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
• 02/20/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/24  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Read second time
• 02/27/24  House: Read third time
• 02/27/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB204ER)
• 03/04/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/05/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)