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]

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.

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Title

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; audio recording of closed meetings required.

Sponsors


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]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-18HouseLeft in Appropriations
2016-02-10HouseAssigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2016-02-09HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2016-02-09HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2016-02-09HouseCommittee substitute printed 16104987D-H1
2016-01-28HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2016-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2016-01-12HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101188D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223712(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


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