Virginia House Bill 2026 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 6 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0119)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; remote participation in a meeting by a member of a public body; personal matter. Allows a member of a public body to participate in a meeting by electronic communication means due to personal matters under certain circumstances. Currently, such remote participation is allowed only for emergency, medical condition, or distance from the meeting location of more than 60 miles. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

Virginia FOIA; remote participation in meeting by member of public body.

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Del. Mark Dudenhefer [R]

2013-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-25 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-22 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0119)
2013-03-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 119 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2013-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2013-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2026ER)
2013-02-20	House	Enrolled
2013-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2013-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-11	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2013-02-04	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: #1
2013-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2013-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2013-01-25	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-25	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2013-01-24	House	Read second time and engrossed
2013-01-23	House	Read first time
2013-01-22	House	Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2013-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-14	House	Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
2013-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2013-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102255D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3708.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB2026
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2026+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB2026ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0119+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H1102V0005+HB2026
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H11V0063+HB2026
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0256+HB2026
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S12V0125+HB2026
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0491HB2026+HB2026
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0530HB2026+HB2026