Virginia House Bill 307 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 27 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges; exception for certain scholastic records. Provides that a public body subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act shall make all reasonable efforts to supply records requested by a citizen at the lowest possible cost; however, no such public body shall charge for the provision of certain scholastic records, outlined in the bill. The bill requires a public body, prior to conducting a search for records, to notify the requester in writing of the public body's right to make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records and inquire of the requester whether he would like to request a cost estimate in advance of the supplying of the requested records. Finally, the bill provides that any costs incurred by a public body in estimating the cost of supplying requested records shall be applied toward the overall charges to be paid by the requester for the supplying of such records. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges; exception for certain scholastic records. Provides that a public body subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act shall make all reasonable efforts to supply records requested by a citizen at the lowest possible cost; however, no such public body shall charge for the provision of certain scholastic records, outlined in the bill. The bill requires a public body, prior to conducting a search for records, to notify the requester in writing of the public body's right to make reasonable charges not to exceed its actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records and inquire of the requester whether he would like to request a cost estimate in advance of the supplying of the requested records. Finally, the bill provides that any costs incurred by a public body in estimating the cost of supplying requested records shall be applied toward the overall charges to be paid by the requester for the supplying of such records.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges for records.

Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]

Del. Wendell Walker [R]

Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]

2022-04-27 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N) (Y: 52 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-27 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)
2022-04-27	House	Enacted, Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-04-27	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2022-04-27	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2022-04-27	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB307ER2)
2022-04-27		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2022-04-27	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2022-04-27	House	Reenrolled
2022-04-27	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2022-04-27	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N)
2022-04-27	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 48-N)
2022-04-27	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-04-11	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2022-03-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB307ER)
2022-03-07	House	Enrolled
2022-03-02	House	VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
2022-03-02	House	Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2022-02-28	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2022-02-28	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2022-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2022-02-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2022-02-23	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2022-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-15	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB307H1
2022-02-14	House	Committee substitute agreed to 22105571D-H1
2022-02-14	House	Read second time
2022-02-13	House	Read first time
2022-02-10	House	Committee substitute printed 22105571D-H1
2022-02-10	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2022-01-21	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2022-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2022-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103274D

HB507 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)
HB507 (Same As) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3704	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3704.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB307
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB307+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB307H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB307ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB307ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0756+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105571D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/22105571D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB307AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB307ASE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB307AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB307F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB307FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB307FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1104V0024+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H11V0107+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0876+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S12V0138+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0598HB0307+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0608HB0307+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1388+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1314HB0307+HB0307
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1904+HB0307