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1997 SESSION
SB 818 Freedom of Information; access by persons incarcerated.
Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Freedom of Information; access by persons incarcerated. Provides that the Freedom of Information Act shall not be construed to afford any rights to any person incarcerated in a state, local or federal correctional facility, whether or not such facility is (i) located in the Commonwealth and (ii) operated pursuant to the Corrections Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.). The bill does not prevent incarcerated persons from exercising their constitutional rights, including calling for evidence in their favor in a criminal prosecution. The bill attempts to halt the abuse of FOIA requests made by inmates.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971245817 pdf
- 01/20/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 971245817-E pdf
- 03/04/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB818ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB818ER) pdf
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0782) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971245817
- 01/10/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/97 Senate: Reported from General Laws (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/16/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/20/97 Senate: Read third time
- 01/20/97 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/20/97 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Hawkins agreed to
- 01/20/97 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/20/97 Senate: Printed as engrossed 971245817-E
- 01/20/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (30-Y 8-N)
- 01/20/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/21/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/22/97 House: Read first time
- 01/22/97 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/22/97 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 02/17/97 House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/97 House: Passed House with amendments (79-Y 17-N)
- 02/19/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 17-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/97 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB818ER)
- 03/07/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB818ER)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 782 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0782)