HB 2402

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 18, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations, grounds for termination.

Abstract

Provides that if the court finds that any officer or employee of a public body (i) receives a request for records that was sent by a requester by certified mail, return receipt requested, and (ii) without legal excuse or justification deliberately, willfully, and knowingly fails to make a response to such request, such officer or employee may be terminated for cause by his appointing authority or agency head.

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Feb 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned GL&T sub: #1

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 07, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (67-Y 27-N)

Feb 06, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 04, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 23, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2

Jan 18, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Presented and ordered printed 17100847D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on General Laws

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House: Presented and ordered printed 17100847D HTML

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