VA HB2020 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions. Clarifies that the definition of a "public record" does not include records that are not prepared for or used in the transaction of public business. The bill is in response to a court case in Loudoun County.

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Title

Freedom of Information Act; definition of public records.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-25 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)
2011-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 242 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-28 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-26 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-25 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2020ER)
2011-02-25 House: Enrolled
2011-02-21 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21 Senate: Read third time
2011-02-18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
2011-01-31 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2011-01-31 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-01-28 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
2011-01-28 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
2011-01-27 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2020H1
2011-01-27 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104426D-H1
2011-01-27 House: Read second time
2011-01-26 House: Read first time
2011-01-25 House: Committee substitute printed 11104426D-H1
2011-01-25 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2011-01-20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2011-01-17 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
2011-01-11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2011-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103860D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223701(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB2020
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2020+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2020H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2020ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0242+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1102V0006+HB2020
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H11V0030+HB2020
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0271+HB2020
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S12V0156+HB2020
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0549HB2020+HB2020
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0564HB2020+HB2020

Bill Comments

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