Administrative Process Act; final orders, electronic retention.
Summary
Administrative Process Act; final orders; electronic retention. Clarifies that signed originals of final agency casedecisions may be retained in an electronic medium. This bill is arecommendation of the Administrative Law Advisory Committee and theVirginia Code Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 247 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101116D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
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