Virginia House Bill 2004 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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 provides that the mandatory release of criminal incident information relating to felony offenses and criminal investigative files shall not be required if the release of such information would likely effect certain results, outlined in the bill. The bill also extends the amount of additional time a public body has to respond, in the case of a request for certain criminal investigative files, from an additional seven work days to an additional 60 work days as long as the public body has communicated to the requester within the initial allowable five-work-day response period that it is not practically possible to provide the requested records or to determine whether they are available within the five-work-day period. The bill contains technical amendments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. 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 provides that the mandatory release of criminal incident information relating to felony offenses and criminal investigative files shall not be required if the release of such information would likely effect certain results, outlined in the bill. The bill also extends the amount of additional time a public body has to respond, in the case of a request for certain criminal investigative files, from an additional seven work days to an additional 60 work days as long as the public body has communicated to the requester within the initial allowable five-work-day response period that it is not practically possible to provide the requested records or to determine whether they are available within the five-work-day period. The bill contains technical amendments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information, criminal files.

Del. Chris Hurst [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]
Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 44-N) (Y: 55 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (Y: 1 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 2-N 4-A) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 0 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
2021-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2004ER)
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-27	House	VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 44-N)
2021-02-27	House	Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N)
2021-02-26		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-25	Senate	Senators: Locke, Reeves, Boysko
2021-02-25	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-25	House	Delegates: Hurst, Carr, Cole, M.L.
2021-02-25	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-25	House	House acceded to request
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N)
2021-02-25	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200329D-S1 (1-Y 97-N)
2021-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N)
2021-02-25	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N)
2021-02-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2004S1
2021-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200329D-S1
2021-02-25	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200329D-S1
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 2-N 4-A)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
2021-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
2021-02-03	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
2021-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
2021-01-26	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
2021-01-25	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-25	House	Motion to refer to committee agreed to
2021-01-22	House	Read first time
2021-01-21	House	Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101252D

HB2004 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	174.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	368.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3706.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2004
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2004+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2004S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2004ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0483+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200335D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2004AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2004F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2004FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2004FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1104C0004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H11C0043+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0202C0019+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0098+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1442+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12C0134+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12V0051+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0108+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0397HB2004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0458HB2004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0463HB2004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0464HB2004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1972+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0520HB2004+HB2004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2008+HB2004