Bill Text: VA SB1703 | 2019 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Library of Virginia; disposition of official correspondence of the Governor, effective clause.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-02-24 - Failed to pass in Senate [SB1703 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1703-Engrossed.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §2.2-126 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§2.2-126. Disposition of official correspondence.
A. Before the end of his term of office, the Governor shall have delivered to The Library of Virginia for safekeeping all correspondence and other records of his office during his term. This section shall not apply to correspondence or other records of a strictly personal or private nature, or active files necessary for the transaction of business by the Office of the Governor, the decision thereon to be made by the Governor after consultation with the Librarian of Virginia.
Records B. Correspondence and other records delivered
to The Library of Virginia pursuant to this section shall be catalogued
and made accessible to the public, once cataloging has been completed
within one year of the date of delivery of such correspondence and records.
B. C. Should any subsequent Governor need such
records for the transaction of business of the Office of the Governor, the
records may be reviewed at the Library and copied, if necessary, but the
Governor and his staff shall ensure that the original records are preserved
intact and remain in The Library of Virginia.
[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2019 by the General Assembly that becomes law. ]