VA SB214 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-02-07 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic meetings. Amends existing provisions concerning electronic meetings by keeping the provisions for electronic meetings held in response to declared states of emergency, repealing the provisions that are specific to regional and state public bodies, and allowing public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings where all of the members who participate do so remotely and that the public may access through electronic communications means. Definitions, procedural requirements, and limitations for all-virtual public meetings are set forth in the bill, along with technical amendments.

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Title

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic meetings.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-Y) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N) (Y: 16 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-07SenateRead third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
2022-02-04SenatePassed by for the day
2022-02-03SenatePassed by for the day
2022-02-02SenatePassed by for the day
2022-02-02SenateReconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-Y)
2022-02-02SenateRead third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N)
2022-02-01SenatePassed by for the day
2022-01-31SenateRead second time and engrossed
2022-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2022-01-26SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)
2022-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2022-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104118D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1011322.01(n/a)See Bill Text
1521627.4(n/a)See Bill Text
222455(n/a)See Bill Text
223701(n/a)See Bill Text
223707(n/a)See Bill Text
223707.01(n/a)See Bill Text
223708.2(n/a)See Bill Text
223708.3(n/a)See Bill Text
223714(n/a)See Bill Text
2311301(n/a)See Bill Text
2312425(n/a)See Bill Text
62144.15:02(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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