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2024 SESSION

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SB 215 FOIA; removal of Virginia residency requirement for access to certain criminal investigation files.

Introduced by: Russet Perry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; removal of Virginia residency requirement for access to certain criminal investigation files. Removes the requirement that persons to whom non-ongoing criminal investigation files shall otherwise be disclosed be citizens of the Commonwealth. Current law limits disclosure of public records to individuals who are citizens of the Commonwealth unless a clear exception applies.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100018D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB215ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100018D
• 01/08/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/24/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 01/24/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/31/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/05/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-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 (SB215ER)
• 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 582 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582)