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HB228

Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Mark Cole (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to be retained in a tangible medium, an agency may retain any public record in an electronic medium, provided that the record remains accessible for the duration of its retention schedule and meets all other requirements of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.). The bill provides that this provision shall not be deemed to affect any law governing the retention of exhibits received into evidence in a criminal case in any court. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/29/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102370D
  • 12/29/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/17/2018 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
  • 01/18/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB228)
  • 01/23/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/30/2018 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 01/31/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/01/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB228ER)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB228ER)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
  • 03/09/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/09/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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