VA HB800 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); audio recording of closed meetings required. Provides that a public body shall (i) make an audio recording of the entirety of every meeting that is closed to the public; (ii) use a means of recording that fully captures and can clearly reproduce all statements made during a closed meeting; and (iii) preserve the recording for a period of no less than two years. The bill provides that a recording made shall not be subject to the disclosure provisions of FOIA, but its production may be compelled, and the recording used as evidence, in a proceeding to enforce the provisions of FOIA.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; audio recording of closed meetings required.
Sponsors
| Del. Rick Morris [R] |
Roll Calls
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-18 | House | Left in Appropriations |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay |
| 2016-02-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2016-02-09 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2016-02-09 | House | Committee substitute printed 16104987D-H1 |
| 2016-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-18 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101188D |
