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HB 346 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Va. Freedom of Information Act; exclusion to application of chapter, public utility account numbers.

Summary
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions to application of chapter; public utility account numbers. Excludes account numbers of any person or public body for an account with a public utility, as defined in the bill, from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. However, such information may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law.
Tags: Government Transparency
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill finalizes the formatting and official publication of HB 346, which amends the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The substantive policy content regarding public record exclusions remains unchanged, but the document is now formally enacted as Chapter 115 of the 2026 Session Acts.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural transition from draft to final law.
TECHNICAL

Converted the document from a draft 'Enrolled' bill format to the official 'Chaptered' format, adding the Chapter number (115) and the approval date (April 6, 2026).

Removed the original title page header and replaced it with the standard legislative chapter header and title.

Reformatted the body text to align with official publication standards, including adjusting spacing and line breaks while preserving all legal language.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 20, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB346ER)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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