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2018 SESSION
SB 336 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. Requires that every elected public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting. The bill permits elected public bodies to choose the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received and to adopt reasonable rules governing the public comment portion of the meeting, including imposing reasonable restrictions on time, place, and manner. Such rules shall not limit public comment to only the submission of written comments. The bill requires that the notice given by any public body prior to a meeting include information as to the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103103D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18103103D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/18 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 18103103D-E2 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103103D
- 01/08/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/18 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/01/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/01/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB336E
- 02/01/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18103103D-E
- 02/02/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/18 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/18 Senate: Amendments by Senator Norment agreed to (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB336E2
- 02/06/18 Senate: Printed as reengrossed 18103103D-E2
- 02/06/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/18 House: Read first time
- 02/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/18 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/20/18 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
- 03/06/18 House: Left in General Laws