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2021 SESSION
HB 2004 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information, criminal files.
Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information; criminal investigative files. Adds criminal investigative files, defined in the bill, relating to a criminal investigation or proceeding that is not ongoing, also defined in the bill, to the types of law-enforcement and criminal records required to be released in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Under current law, the release of criminal investigative files is discretionary. The bill also provides that the mandatory release of criminal incident information relating to felony offenses and criminal investigative files shall be enjoined if a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the release of such information would likely effect certain results, outlined in the bill. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101252D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/21 House: Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
- 01/19/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Read first time
- 01/25/21 House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
- 01/25/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/26/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/21 House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/03/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/21 House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/04/21 House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)