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2024 SESSION
SB 85 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver," remote participation in meetings.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver"; remote participation in meetings by persons with disabilities and caregivers; remote voting. Provides that for purposes of determining whether a quorum is physically assembled, an individual member of a public body who is a person with a disability or a caregiver, defined in the bill, and uses remote participation counts toward the quorum as if the individual was physically present. The bill also provides that the participation policy adopted by a public body, as required by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, shall not prohibit or restrict any individual member of a public body who is participating in an all-virtual meeting or who is using remote participation from voting on matters before the public body. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. This bill is identical to HB 1040.
FULL TEXT
- 01/01/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101421D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24101421D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB85ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/01/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101421D
- 01/01/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/17/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 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: Amendment by Senator Favola agreed to
- 01/22/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB85E
- 01/22/24 Senate: Printed as engrossed 24101421D-E
- 01/23/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-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
- 02/20/24 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/24 House: Read second time
- 02/23/24 House: Read third time
- 02/23/24 House: Passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/24 House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB85ER)
- 02/28/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/24 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
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 617 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617)