Virginia Senate Bill 1051 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Public Records Act; availability of certain public records. Provides that upon a petition filed with the clerk, a judge may enter an order releasing any record in the custody of The Library of Virginia that was sealed prior to January 1, 1901. The bill also provides that notwithstanding any provisions of a previously executed contract with any department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth or political subdivision, any individual or private entity lawfully in possession of public records created prior to January 1, 1901, or images of such records may display or publish such records in any format, including in an electronic database or on the Internet, without paying a fee to or requesting permission from the original custodian of such records.

Virginia Public Records Act; availability of public records.

Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]

2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)
2020-04-07		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 773 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1051ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	Senate	Title replaced 20109285D-H1
2020-03-04	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2020-03-03	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2020-03-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1051H1
2020-03-03	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20109285D-H1
2020-03-03	House	Read third time
2020-03-02	House	Read second time
2020-02-27	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27	House	Committee substitute printed 20109285D-H1
2020-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1051S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107856D-S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107856D-S1
2020-02-05	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-17	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20105260D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
42	1	78	(n/a)	See Bill Text
42	1	91.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1051
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1051+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1051S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1051H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1051ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0773+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0112+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB1051+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0450SB1051+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0451SB1051+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1104V0065+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0442+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0457+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1765+SB1051
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1503SB1051+SB1051