Bill Text: VA HB2402 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations, grounds for termination.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-02-20 - Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (6-Y 7-N) [HB2402 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB2402-Introduced.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 2402
Offered January 18, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 37
of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3715, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information
Act; willful violations; grounds for termination.
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Patron-- Morris
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 37 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3715 as follows:
§2.2-3715. Willful violations; grounds for termination.
In addition to the provisions of §§2.2-3713 and 2.2-3714, if the court finds that any officer or employee of a public body (i) receives a request for records that was sent by a requester by certified mail, return receipt requested, and (ii) without legal excuse or justification, deliberately, willfully, and knowingly fails to make a response to such request, such officer or employee may be terminated for cause by his appointing authority or agency head.
