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2024 SESSION

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SB 415 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of "meeting."

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "meeting." Amends the definition of "meeting" as it relates to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to add an exception for local political party meetings. The bill is a recommendation of the FOIA Council.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103187D  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103187D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/24/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/26/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/24  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-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 with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Read second time
• 02/27/24  House: Read third time
• 02/27/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/27/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/27/24  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/24  Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
• 03/01/24  House: House insisted on amendment
• 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: Stuart, Locke, McPike
• 03/06/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/06/24  House: Delegates: Bennett-Parker, McClure, Cherry
• 03/09/24  Senate: No further action taken
• 03/09/24  Senate: Failed to pass in Senate