Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions, proprietary records and trade secrets.
Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; affordable housing loan applications. Excludes from mandatory disclosure financial and proprietary records submitted with a loan application to a locality for the preservation or construction of affordable housing that is related to a competitive application to be submitted to either the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA), when the release of such records would adversely affect the bargaining or competitive position of the applicant. The bill also provides that such financial and proprietary records shall not be withheld after they have been made public by HUD or VHDA. This bill is identical to SB 269.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 72 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101942D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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