VA SB36 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/24)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions of meetings and public business. Exempts certain public meetings from the definition of "meeting" under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to clarify that three or more members of a public body may appear and participate in such public meeting without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. The bill also exempts members of a public body who attend a public meeting of a second public body without violating the Act, provided that no public business is transacted or discussed. Finally, the bill defines "public business" as activity that a public body has undertaken or proposed to undertake on behalf of the people it represents. The bill states that its provisions are declarative of existing law.
Title
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mamie Locke [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
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 with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
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 with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-27 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 |
| 2024-03-26 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB36ER) |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Conference substitute printed 24108910D-S2 |
| 2024-03-07 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Delegates: Carr, McClure, Wiley |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Senators: Locke, McPike, Stuart |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-03-01 | House | House requested conference committee |
| 2024-03-01 | House | House insisted on substitute |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB36H1 |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107940D-H1 |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107940D-H1 |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (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 |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB36S1 |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24105430D-S1 |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-01-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105430D-S1 |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2023-12-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2023-12-16 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102327D |
Same As/Similar To
HB818 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/24)
