VA SB204 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception. Exempts a victim's insurance company and attorney from the prohibition on releasing photographic, audio, video, or other records depicting such victim. The bill also permits a victim, a victim's immediate family members if the victim is deceased, a victim's parent or guardian, the victim's insurance company, or the victim's attorney to waive the 14-day period for a public body to respond to a request for criminal investigative files. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception. Exempts a victim's insurance company and attorney from the prohibition on releasing photographic, audio, video, or other records depicting such victim. The bill also permits a victim, a victim's immediate family members if the victim is deceased, a victim's parent or guardian, the victim's insurance company, or the victim's attorney to waive the 14-day period for a public body to respond to a request for criminal investigative files.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception.
Sponsors
| Sen. Danny Diggs [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580) | |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 580 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB204ER) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-27 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24102399D-E |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB204E |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-17 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102399D |
