Virginia House Bill 1931 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Passed on February 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0033)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Authorizes a public body to conduct through electronic communication means a meeting for which, on or before the day of the meeting, a member of the public body holding the meeting notifies the chair that such member is unable to attend the meeting due to a family member's medical condition that requires the member to provide care for such family member, thereby preventing the member's physical attendance. The bill also clarifies that participation in an electronic meeting by a member of a public body due to the inability to attend because of a personal matter is limited each calendar year to two such meetings, which is current law, or 25 percent of the meetings held that calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Authorizes a public body to conduct through electronic communication means a meeting for which, on or before the day of the meeting, a member of the public body holding the meeting notifies the chair that such member is unable to attend the meeting due to a family member's medical condition that requires the member to provide care for such family member, thereby preventing the member's physical attendance. The bill also clarifies that participation in an electronic meeting by a member of a public body due to the inability to attend because of a personal matter is limited each calendar year to two such meetings, which is current law, or 25 percent of the meetings held that calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public body authorized to conduct electronic meetings.

Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]
Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Martha Mugler [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 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]
2021-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0033)
2021-02-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 33 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-02-19		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
2021-02-19	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
2021-02-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-17	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-17	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1931ER)
2021-02-17	House	Enrolled
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-26	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2021-01-25	House	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-22	House	Read first time
2021-01-21	House	Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-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 21101369D

HB1931 (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
2	2	3708.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1931
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1931+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1931ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0033+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1931F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1931FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1104C0001+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H11C0040+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1123+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12C0124+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12V0022+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1931+HB1931
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0034HB1931+HB1931