Virginia Subject | Freedom of Information | House

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
VA	HB818	Pass	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 ma... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733)
VA	HB1040	Pass	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver"; remote participation in meetings by persons with disabilities and caregivers; remote voting. Provides that for purposes of determining whether a quorum is physically assembled, an indivi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610)
VA	HB816	Pass	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; effective date of procedures for conducting meetings held through electronic communication means during declared states of emergency. Provides that the provisions for conducting a meeting by electronic means due t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305)
VA	HB894	Pass	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Amends the number of all-virtual public meetings that public bodies, with certain exceptions, may convene in a calendar year to no more than two times per calendar year or 50 percent of the me... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)
VA	HB1412	Pass	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information. Amends an existing exemption from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for names, addresses, and phone numbers of complainants ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0064)
VA	HB579	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; records of federal animal welfare violations; limitation on fees. Prohibits any public body in custody of records that pertain to or were generated as a result of a violation of federal animal welfare regulations,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House General Laws Committee
VA	HB671	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public body; revenue from public funds. Adds to the definition of "public body" any organization, corporation, or agency that received more than 50 percent of its annual revenue, within any of the three preceding ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House General Laws Committee
VA	HB873	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; closed meeting exemption; home instruction of children. Creates an exemption from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for discussion, consideration, or decisions relating to ho... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House General Laws Committee
VA	HB1378	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; apprenticeship programs; minors. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act any information in a public record regarding the participation of a minor... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House General Laws Committee
VA	HJR54	Intro Sine Die	Study; Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; charges for the production of public records; report. Directs the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (the FOIA Council) to convene a work group consisting of citizens of the Commo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-13 To House Rules Committee