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HB213

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; formal advisory opinions, immunity.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Mike Mullin (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; formal advisory opinions; immunity from civil penalty.

Requires that formal advisory opinions issued by the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (Council) be approved by the Council and, after such approval, be published on the Council's website. The bill also provides that no officer, employee, or member of a public body shall be found to have willfully and knowingly violated certain enumerated provisions of the Freedom of Information Act if the alleged violation resulted from his good faith reliance on a formal advisory opinion of the Council made in response to his written request for such opinion and such opinion was made after a full disclosure of the facts. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/29/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101377D
  • 12/29/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/19/2018 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (7-Y 1-N)
  • 02/13/2018 - House: Left in General Laws

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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