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2024 SESSION
HB 818 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
Introduced by: Mike A. Cherry | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions of meetings and public business. Exempts certain public meetings from the definition of "meeting" under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to clarify that three or more members of a public body may appear and participate in such public meeting without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. The bill also exempts members of a public body who attend a public meeting of a second public body without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. Finally, the bill defines "public business" as activity that a public body has undertaken or proposed to undertake on behalf of the people it represents. The bill states that its provisions are declarative of existing law. This bill is identical to SB 36.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104175D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24104175D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108596D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109000D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER) pdf
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104175D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
- 02/06/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB818E
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24104175D-E
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108596D-S1
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108596D-S1
- 03/04/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB818S1
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108596D-S1 (1-Y 99-N)
- 03/05/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/24 House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/24 House: Delegates: Bennett-Parker, McClure, Cherry
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senators: Locke, McPike, Stuart
- 03/08/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/24 House: Conference substitute printed 24109000D-H1
- 03/08/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733)