VA HB719 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Administration of government; general provisions; state publications to be made available in electronic format. Requires state publications provided to (i) the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch or (ii) the chairman or agency head of such entity and publications of any agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity to be made available as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or some other widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format. All requests for such reports or publications shall be made electronically unless expressly requested otherwise.

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Title

Administration of government; state publications to be made available in electronic format.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
2020-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-06 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB719ER)
2020-02-27HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-31HouseVOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
2020-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
2020-01-30HousePrinted as engrossed 20101019D-E
2020-01-30HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB719E
2020-01-30HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2020-01-30HouseRead second time
2020-01-29HouseRead first time
2020-01-27HouseReported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
2020-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (9-Y 1-N)
2020-01-16HouseAssigned CT & I sub: Communications
2020-01-06HouseReferred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2020-01-06HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101019D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22608(n/a)See Bill Text
22608.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB719
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB719+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB719E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB719ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0421+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H2101V0001+HB0719
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H21V0011+HB0719
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0255+HB0719
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0201+HB0719
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0719+HB0719
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0863HB0719+HB0719

Bill Comments

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