Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Dec 29, 2017
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Dec 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Dec 29, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102370D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
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