State Forester; confidentiality of certain records.
Summary
Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act certain records of the Department of Forestry (the Department). The records include trade secrets and financial information, reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department, and records of an active administrative investigation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2201E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101880D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roslyn C. Tyler
DDemocratic
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