VA HB213 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; formal advisory opinions; immunity from civil penalty. Requires that formal advisory opinions issued by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (Council) be approved by the Council and, after such approval, be published on the Council's website. The bill also provides that no officer, employee, or member of a public body shall be found to have willfully and knowingly violated certain enumerated provisions of the Freedom of Information Act if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a formal advisory opinion of the Council made in response to his written request for such opinion and such opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts.

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Title

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; formal advisory opinions, immunity.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-13HouseLeft in General Laws
2018-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N)
2018-01-19HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2017-12-29HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2017-12-29HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101377D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223715(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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