Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information.
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemptionfor complainant personal contact information. Amends an existingexemption from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for names, addresses, and phone numbers of complainantsfurnished in confidence with respect to an investigation of individualzoning enforcement complaints or complaints relating to the UniformStatewide Building Code or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code madeto a local governing body to exempt personal contact informationof such complainants as defined in the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Signed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2024
How they voted
37–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 64 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1412ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24104178D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Cherry
RRepublican
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