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SB1431

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements for local elected officials.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements; proceedings for enforcement.

Requires the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council or the local government attorney to provide, and local elected officials to complete, an online training session on the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill requires local elected officials to complete such training at least once every two years while they are in office. The bill also eliminates the three-day notice requirement for an expedited hearing on a petition for mandamus or injunction where violations relating to the open meeting requirements of the Act are alleged. The requirement of the bill for online training for local officials has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103021D
  • 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 01/21/2019 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: #1
  • 01/22/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1431)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19104893D-S1
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 01/29/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1431S1)
  • 01/31/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19104893D-S1
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1431S1
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
  • 02/12/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/12/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/14/2019 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/18/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House insisted on amendments
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Obenshain, DeSteph, Mason
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Hodges, Davis, Hope
  • 02/22/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 03/07/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1431ER)
  • 03/07/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1431ER)
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
  • 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 531 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531)

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