2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1738: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies, meetings, virtual public access.

Legislative Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies; meetings; virtual public access. Provides that all state public bodies may provide public access to meetings through electronic communication means and may provide the public with the opportunity to comment at such meetings through the use of such electronic communication means when public comment is customarily received. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies; meetings; virtual public access. Provides that all state public bodies may provide public access to meetings through electronic communication means and may provide the public with the opportunity to comment at such meetings through the use of such electronic communication means when public comment is customarily received.

Bill History

1/9/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100100D
House of Delegates
1/9/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/11/2023
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/17/2023
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Committee substitute printed 23104734D-H1
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Floor substitute printed 23106366D-H2 (Carr)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Passed by temporarily
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee General Laws substitute rejected 23104734D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Substitute by Delegate Carr agreed to 23106366D-H2
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1738H2
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Passage (80-Y 19-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/15/2023
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
2/17/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2023
Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
Senate
2/23/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1738ER)
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/26/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/23)
3/26/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)

Amendments

Amendment(s) for HB1738 General Laws, Subcommittee #4

Amendment(s) for HB1738 General Laws, Subcommittee #4

1/17/2023Not Adopted

Substitute for HB1738 General Laws, Subcommittee #4

Substitute for HB1738 General Laws, Subcommittee #4

1/17/2023Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2/20/2023
38
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2/15/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 19-N)
2/7/2023
80
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
1/24/2023
16
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
1/17/2023
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/26/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/26/202325.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/23/202325.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/6/202325.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/24/202325.5 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/202334.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/25/202354.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/8/202355.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202361.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/202361.3 KB