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2024 SESSION
SB 36 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions of meetings and public business. Exempts certain public meetings from the definition of "meeting" under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to clarify that three or more members of a public body may appear and participate in such public meeting without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. The bill also exempts members of a public body who attend a public meeting of a second public body without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. Finally, the bill defines "public business" as activity that a public body has undertaken or proposed to undertake on behalf of the people it represents. The bill states that its provisions are declarative of existing law. This bill is identical to HB 818.
FULL TEXT
- 12/16/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102327D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105430D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107940D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conference substitute printed 24108910D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB36ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 12/16/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102327D
- 12/16/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/24/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105430D-S1
- 01/26/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/24 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105430D-S1
- 01/29/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB36S1
- 01/30/24 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 with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/24 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107940D-H1
- 02/26/24 House: Read second time
- 02/27/24 House: Read third time
- 02/27/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107940D-H1
- 02/27/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB36H1
- 02/27/24 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/01/24 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/01/24 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/24 Senate: Senators: Locke, McPike, Stuart
- 03/06/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/24 House: Delegates: Carr, McClure, Wiley
- 03/07/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conference substitute printed 24108910D-S2
- 03/08/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB36ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/24)