VA HB2004 | 2021 | 1st Special Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB2004
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information; criminal investigative files. Adds criminal investigative files, defined in the bill, relating to a criminal investigation or proceeding that is not ongoing, also defined in the bill, to the types of law-enforcement and criminal records required to be released in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Under current law, the release of criminal investigative files is discretionary. The bill provides that the mandatory release of criminal incident information relating to felony offenses and criminal investigative files shall not be required if the release of such information would likely effect certain results, outlined in the bill. The bill also extends the amount of additional time a public body has to respond, in the case of a request for certain criminal investigative files, from an additional seven work days to an additional 60 work days as long as the public body has communicated to the requester within the initial allowable five-work-day response period that it is not practically possible to provide the requested records or to determine whether they are available within the five-work-day period. The bill contains technical amendments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information; criminal investigative files. Adds criminal investigative files, defined in the bill, relating to a criminal investigation or proceeding that is not ongoing, also defined in the bill, to the types of law-enforcement and criminal records required to be released in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Under current law, the release of criminal investigative files is discretionary. The bill provides that the mandatory release of criminal incident information relating to felony offenses and criminal investigative files shall not be required if the release of such information would likely effect certain results, outlined in the bill. The bill also extends the amount of additional time a public body has to respond, in the case of a request for certain criminal investigative files, from an additional seven work days to an additional 60 work days as long as the public body has communicated to the requester within the initial allowable five-work-day response period that it is not practically possible to provide the requested records or to determine whether they are available within the five-work-day period. The bill contains technical amendments. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; law-enforcement criminal incident information, criminal files.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 44-N) (Y: 55 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (Y: 1 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 2-N 4-A) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 4 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]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 0 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) (Y: 1 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 2-N 4-A) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 4 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]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 0 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-03-31 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483) | |
2021-03-31 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/21) | |
2021-03-15 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 | |
2021-03-15 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
2021-03-11 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2021-03-09 | Senate | Signed by President |
2021-03-09 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2004ER) |
2021-03-09 | House | Enrolled |
2021-02-27 | House | VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 44-N) |
2021-02-27 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N) |
2021-02-27 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N) |
2021-02-26 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Senators: Locke, Reeves, Boysko |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
2021-02-25 | House | Delegates: Hurst, Carr, Cole, M.L. |
2021-02-25 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
2021-02-25 | House | House acceded to request |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Senate requested conference committee |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) |
2021-02-25 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 97-N) |
2021-02-25 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House 21200329D-S1 (1-Y 97-N) |
2021-02-25 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N) |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2004S1 |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 21200329D-S1 |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2021-02-25 | Senate | Read third time |
2021-02-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
2021-02-22 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
2021-02-17 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
2021-02-17 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 21200329D-S1 |
2021-02-17 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 2-N 4-A) |
2021-02-05 | Senate | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) |
2021-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
2021-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2021-02-04 | House | VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) |
2021-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N) |
2021-02-03 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
2021-02-02 | House | Read first time |
2021-02-01 | House | Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N) |
2021-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) |
2021-01-26 | House | Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government |
2021-01-25 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
2021-01-25 | House | Motion to refer to committee agreed to |
2021-01-22 | House | Read first time |
2021-01-21 | House | Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) |
2021-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-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 21101252D |
Same As/Similar To
HB2004 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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19 | 2 | 174.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 368.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
2 | 2 | 3706 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
2 | 2 | 3706.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
2 | 2 | 3711 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |