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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1931 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public body authorized to conduct electronic meetings.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Authorizes a public body to conduct through electronic communication means a meeting for which, on or before the day of the meeting, a member of the public body holding the meeting notifies the chair that such member is unable to attend the meeting due to a family member's medical condition that requires the member to provide care for such family member, thereby preventing the member's physical attendance. The bill also clarifies that participation in an electronic meeting by a member of a public body due to the inability to attend because of a personal matter is limited each calendar year to two such meetings, which is current law, or 25 percent of the meetings held that calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101369D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1931ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0033) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101369D
- 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 (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/21 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Read first time
- 01/25/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/21 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)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1931ER)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- 02/19/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 33 (effective 7/1/21)
- 02/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0033)