VA HB1040 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver"; remote participation in meetings by persons with disabilities and caregivers; remote voting. Provides that for purposes of determining whether a quorum is physically assembled, an individual member of a public body who is a person with a disability or a caregiver, defined in the bill, and uses remote participation counts toward the quorum as if the individual was physically present. The bill also provides that the participation policy adopted by a public body, as required by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, shall not prohibit or restrict any individual member of a public body who is participating in an all-virtual meeting or who is using remote participation from voting on matters before the public body. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver," remote participation in meetings.
Sponsors
| Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D] | Del. Bonita Anthony [D] | Del. Adele McClure [D] | Del. Alfonso Lopez [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 3-N) (Y: 95 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 12-N) (Y: 26 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 12-N) (Y: 26 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610) | |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 610 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1040ER) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-21 | House | VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107743D-S1 (95-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 12-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1040S1 |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107743D-S1 |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107743D-S1 |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-31 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104336D |
Same As/Similar To
SB85 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617)
