VA HB634 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840)
Summary
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (GDCDPA); personal information; definition; collection of same; penalty for violation; jurisdiction of district courts. Provides that no agency shall require an individual to furnish or disclose his social security number (SSN) or driver's license number unless the furnishing or disclosure of such number is (i) authorized or required by state or federal law and (ii) essential for the performance of that agency's duties. The bill also strengthens the remedies provisions of the GDCDPA by adding civil penalties matching those in FOIA, and grants general district courts the authority to hear GDCDPA cases. Additionally, the bill has enactment clauses giving it a delayed effective date of July 1, 2009, and requires state agencies to study their own collection and use of SSNs and report to the FOIA Council and JCOTS on such collection and use by October 1, 2008. The bill also contains a fourth enactment clause providing for the gathering of similar information about the use and collection of SSNs by cities, counties and towns with a population greater than 15,000. The bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and JCOTS. This bill is identical to
Title
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; disclosure of personal information.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-14 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840) | |
| 2008-04-11 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 840 (effective - see bill) | |
| 2008-03-09 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2008-03-06 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2008-03-06 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB634ER) | |
| 2008-03-06 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2008-03-04 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-03-04 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2008-03-03 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-29 | Senate: Passed by for the day | |
| 2008-02-27 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-19 | Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Subcommittee #1 (FOIA) | |
| 2008-02-13 | Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | |
| 2008-02-13 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2008-02-12 | House: Communicated to Senate | |
| 2008-02-12 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-12 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-02-11 | House: Printed as engrossed 085938868-E | |
| 2008-02-11 | House: Engrossed by House as amended HB634E | |
| 2008-02-11 | House: Committee amendments agreed to | |
| 2008-02-11 | House: Read second time | |
| 2008-02-09 | House: Read first time | |
| 2008-02-08 | House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (21-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Referred to Committee on General Laws | |
| 2008-01-08 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085938868 |
Same As/Similar To
SB132 (Same As) 2010-02-16 - Senate: Left in Finance
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB634 |
