VA HB431 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement. Clarifies that a FOIA action may be brought in the name of a person notwithstanding that a request for public records was made by the person's attorney in his representative capacity. The bill also clarifies that costs and reasonable fees for expert witnesses may be recovered by the petitioner in a FOIA action.
Title
Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299) | |
| 2010-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/10) | |
| 2010-03-11 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2010-03-09 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2010-03-09 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB431ER) | |
| 2010-03-09 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2010-03-01 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-03-01 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2010-02-26 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-02-24 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-02-09 | Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | |
| 2010-02-09 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2010-02-08 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-02-08 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-02-04 | House: Read second time and engrossed | |
| 2010-02-03 | House: Read first time | |
| 2010-02-02 | House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-01-28 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) | |
| 2010-01-15 | House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement | |
| 2010-01-12 | House: Referred to Committee on General Laws | |
| 2010-01-12 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102864D |
