Virginia Senate Bill 336 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. Requires that every elected public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting. The bill permits elected public bodies to choose the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received and to adopt reasonable rules governing the public comment portion of the meeting, including imposing reasonable restrictions on time, place, and manner. Such rules shall not limit public comment to only the submission of written comments. The bill requires that the notice given by any public body prior to a meeting include information as to the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.

Sen. Mark Peake [R]

2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Norment agreed to (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-06	House	Left in General Laws
2018-02-20	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
2018-02-13	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2018-02-08	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2018-02-08	House	Read first time
2018-02-08	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-02-06	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2018-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06	Senate	Printed as reengrossed 18103103D-E2
2018-02-06	Senate	Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB336E2
2018-02-06	Senate	Amendments by Senator Norment agreed to (24-Y 16-N)
2018-02-06	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2018-02-06	Senate	Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-05	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-01	Senate	Printed as engrossed 18103103D-E
2018-02-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB336E
2018-02-01	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2018-02-01	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2018-02-01	Senate	Read second time
2018-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 0-N)
2018-01-23	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: #1
2018-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2018-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103103D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3707	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	1303	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB336
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB336+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB336E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB336E2+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S12V0062+SB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0235SB0336+SB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0298SB0336+SB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0299SB0336+SB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0300SB0336+SB0336
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0301SB0336+SB0336