Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.

SB 734 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings

Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.
SB-734


About SB-734

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Amends the number of all-virtual public meetings that public bodies, with certain exceptions, may convene in a calendar year to no more than two times per calendar year or 50 percent of the meetings held per calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. Current law limits the number of all-virtual public meetings to no more than two times per calendar year or 25 percent of the meetings held per calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. The bill also provides that with respect to all-virtual public meetings, when audio-visual technology is available, a member of a public body shall, for purposes of a quorum, be considered absent from any portion of the meeting during which visual communication with the member is voluntarily disconnected or otherwise fails or during which audio communication involuntarily fails.

  

Bill Texts

Enrolled 02/26/2024

Chaptered 03/20/2024

Introduced 01/19/2024

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Votes

House: VOTE: Passage (79-Y 20-N)

02/20/2024

Yeas: 79 | Nays: 20
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House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)

02/15/2024

Yeas: 22 | Nays: 0
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Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)

02/06/2024

Yeas: 35 | Nays: 4
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Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

01/31/2024

Yeas: 14 | Nays: 0
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History

Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0129)

03/20/2024

Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 129 (effective 7/1/24)

03/20/2024

Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 P.m., April 8, 2024

03/11/2024

Enrolled Bill Communicated To Governor On March 11, 2024

03/11/2024

Signed By President

02/29/2024

Signed By Speaker

02/26/2024

Bill Text As Passed Senate And House (sb734er)

02/26/2024

Enrolled

02/26/2024

Read Third Time

02/20/2024

Vote: Passage (79-y 20-n)

02/20/2024

Passed House (79-y 20-n)

02/20/2024

Read Second Time

02/19/2024

Reported From General Laws (22-y 0-n)

02/15/2024

Referred To Committee On General Laws

02/13/2024

Read First Time

02/13/2024

Placed On Calendar

02/13/2024

Read Third Time And Passed Senate (35-y 4-n)

02/06/2024

Read Second Time And Engrossed

02/05/2024

Constitutional Reading Dispensed (38-y 0-n)

02/02/2024

Reported From General Laws And Technology (14-y 0-n 1-a)

01/31/2024

Presented And Ordered Printed 24102038d

01/19/2024

Referred To Committee On General Laws And Technology

01/19/2024