Virginia Senate Bill 140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public institutions of higher education; information related to pledges and donations. Provides that no discretionary exclusion in FOIA shall apply to protect information relating to the amount, date, purpose, and terms of a pledge or donation made to a public institution of higher education. The bill provides that the identity of the donor shall be protected only if (i) the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation and (ii) the pledge or donation does not impose terms or conditions directing academic decision-making. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

FOIA; public higher educational institutions, information related to pledges and donations.

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

Sen. Amanda Chase [R]

2020-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-13 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-02		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)
2020-03-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
2020-02-25	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
2020-02-21	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-20	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB140ER)
2020-02-20	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-18	House	VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-02-18	House	Passed House (99-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-02-18	House	Read third time
2020-02-17	House	Read second time
2020-02-13	House	Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20100634D-E
2020-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB140E
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-03	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
2019-12-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2019-12-18	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100634D

HB510 (Same As) 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3705.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB140
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB140+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB140E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB140ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0078+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0067+SB0140
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0257SB0140+SB0140
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0306SB0140+SB0140
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0363+SB0140
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0962+SB0140