Aggregated, nonconfidential case data; requests for reports for academic research.
Summary
Requests for reports of aggregated, nonconfidential case data; academic research. Allows a full-time faculty member of a baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to request for the purposes of academic research, provided that such academic research has been approved through such public institution's institutional review board, a report for aggregated, nonconfidential case data for garnishment, unlawful detainer, and warrant in debt actions in a general district court. The bill provides that such report may include street addresses and the amount of money claimed in the action. The bill also requires any faculty member requesting the data to take all steps necessary to protect the privacy and security of such data and that such data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024
How they voted
23–17
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB236ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ghazala Hashmi
DDemocratic
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