HB 2152 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public body's FOIA officer training.

Summary

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; FOIA officer training. Provides that any legal counsel for a public body who is also designated as the public body's Freedom of Information Act officer (FOIA officer) shall complete a training session or online course offered or approved by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill converts HB 2152 from an enrolled legislative bill to a chaptered act, making it officially law. The substantive content of the Freedom of Information Act officer training requirements remains unchanged, with no new policy provisions added or removed.

TECHNICAL

Removed original enrolled bill header information including '2025 SESSION', 'ENROLLED', and 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY'

Added chapter number (Chapter 533) and approval date (March 24, 2025) to indicate the bill has been enacted into law

Reformatted text with additional line breaks and spacing changes, but no substantive policy modifications

REQUIREMENT

All FOIA officer designation, training requirements, and reporting obligations remain identical to the original enrolled version

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 19, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 533 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2152ER)

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

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