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2018 SESSION
SB 727 FOIA; exemptions for courts of record, courts not of records, and Office of the Executive Secretary.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemptions; courts of record; courts not of record; the Office of the Executive Secretary. Exempts the judiciary, including courts of record, courts not of record, and the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to develop Rules of Court to govern public access to records in the custody of the judiciary.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104644D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18104644D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104644D
- 01/10/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/18 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/18 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/31/18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/18 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/05/18 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/05/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB727E
- 02/05/18 Senate: Printed as engrossed 18104644D-E
- 02/06/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/18 Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (40-Y 0-N)