Public agencies; exclusion from mandatory disclosure, privacy of personal information, penalty.
Summary
Public agencies; privacy of personal information; penalty. Provides that public agencies shall not request personal donor information, defined in the bill, from (i) any individual or any entity organized under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) any bidder, offeror, or contractor of an agency. The bill prohibits such public agencies from disclosing personal information without the express, written permission of every individual who is identifiable from the potential release of such personal information, including individuals identifiable as members, supporters, or volunteers of, or donors to, the agency. The bill exempts the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 from the requirements that public agencies protect personal information and refrain from requesting personal information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
13
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 525 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB970S1
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106759D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB970H1
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105492D-H1
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102746D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
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