FOIA; record exclusion for personal contact information, definition.
Summary
Provides that personal contact information provided to a public body for the purpose of receiving electronic mail from the public body is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA, provided that the electronic mail recipient has requested that the public body not disclose such information. The bill defines "personal contact information" as the home or business (i) address, (ii) email address, or (iii) telephone number or comparable number assigned to any other electronic communication device. Current law excludes "personal information," which is defined as including a broader range of information than the limited definition of personal contact information in the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 5, 2017
Signed Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 140 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1040E
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: #1
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101868D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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