SB 259

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 03, 2020
  • Passed Senate Jan 21, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 25, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Mar 31, 2020

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; excludes library records.

Abstract

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records. Clarifies that information contained in library records that can be used to identify any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library as well as the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed is exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to HB 313.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 31, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 12, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB259ER)

Feb 25, 2020

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 24, 2020

House

Read second time

Feb 20, 2020

House

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Jan 30, 2020

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB259)

Jan 21, 2020

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 20, 2020

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 17, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2020

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)

Jan 03, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102400D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from DPB (SB259) HTML
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB259ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587) HTML

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