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SB 138 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; FOIA officers, training and reporting requirements.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; FOIA officers; training and reporting requirements. Adds regional public bodies to the types of public bodies that must designate a FOIA officer. The bill also changes the frequency for required FOIA officer training from annually to once during each consecutive period of two calendar years and provides that the name and contact information of a FOIA officer trained by legal counsel of a public body only needs to be submitted by July 1 of the initial year of training and updated if there are changes to that information. Current law requires this information to be submitted by July 1 of each year. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100195D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB138ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1141) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100195D
- 12/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
- 02/18/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Read second time
- 02/25/20 House: Read third time
- 02/25/20 House: Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB138ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1141 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1141)