VA HB818 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions of meetings and public business. Exempts certain public meetings from the definition of "meeting" under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to clarify that three or more members of a public body may appear and participate in such public meeting without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. The bill also exempts members of a public body who attend a public meeting of a second public body without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. Finally, the bill defines "public business" as activity that a public body has undertaken or proposed to undertake on behalf of the people it represents. The bill states that its provisions are declarative of existing law.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
Sponsors
| Del. Mike Cherry [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) (Y: 1 N: 99 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) (Y: 1 N: 99 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB818ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Conference substitute printed 24109000D-H1 |
| 2024-03-08 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senators: Locke, McPike, Stuart |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Delegates: Bennett-Parker, McClure, Cherry |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-03-07 | House | House acceded to request |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Senate requested conference committee |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 99-N) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House 24108596D-S1 (1-Y 99-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB818S1 |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24108596D-S1 |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24108596D-S1 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Printed as engrossed 24104175D-E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB818E |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104175D |
Same As/Similar To
SB36 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/24)
