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2024 SESSION
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
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)