VA SB1109 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); open meeting exemptions; discussions relating to cybersecurity. Expands the open meeting exemption for the discussion of plans to protect public safety as it relates to terrorism and security of governmental facilities to include the discussion of specific cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities, including the discussion of related records excluded from FOIA, where discussion in an open meeting would jeopardize the safety of any person or the security of any facility, building, structure, information technology system, or software program. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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Title

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; expands open meeting exemptions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
2015-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 3/16/15)
2015-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
2015-02-26SenateSigned by President
2015-02-25HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-25SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1109ER)
2015-02-25SenateEnrolled
2015-02-23SenateEmergency clause added
2015-02-23SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19HousePassed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2015-02-19HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2015-02-19HouseRead third time
2015-02-18HouseRead second time
2015-02-17HouseReported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
2015-02-09HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2015-02-09HouseRead first time
2015-02-09HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-05SenatePassed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-05SenateRead second time and engrossed
2015-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2015-01-23SenateAssigned GL&T sub: #1
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2015-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101863D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223711(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1109
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1109+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1109ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0182+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S12V0073+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0270SB1109+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0271SB1109+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0243SB1109+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1102V0031+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H11V0195+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2507+SB1109
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0702SB1109+SB1109

Bill Comments

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