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SB321

Administrative and civil proceedings; protected information, newspersons engaged in journalism.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 5, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589)

Chief Patron:
Danica Roem (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Protected information in administrative and civil proceedings; newspersons engaged in journalism.

Expands the protected information privilege for newspersons to administrative and civil proceedings. Under current law, a newsperson engaged in journalism shall not be compelled by the Commonwealth or a locality to testify about, disclose, or produce protected information, with certain exceptions, in criminal proceedings only.

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100946D
  • 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/10/2024 - Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
  • 02/07/2024 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N)
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/12/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/15/2024 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
  • 02/16/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
  • 02/23/2024 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
  • 02/28/2024 - House: Passed House with amendments (71-Y 28-N)
  • 02/28/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (71-Y 28-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/06/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER)
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/05/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 589 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/05/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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