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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1763: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; virtual meetings; advisory boards, commissions, and councils.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1763 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; virtual meetings; advisory boards, commissions, and councils. Primary sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in General Laws.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; virtual meetings; advisory boards, commissions, and councils. Allows advisory boards, commissions, and councils to convene all-virtual public meetings regardless of whether any such board, commission, or council convenes in-person meetings. Current law prohibits certain public bodies from convening an all-virtual public meeting (i) more than two times per calendar year or 50 percent of the meetings held per calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater, or (ii) consecutively with another all-virtual public meeting.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marty MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in General Laws
  2. Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)
  3. Assigned GL sub: Procurement/Open Government
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1763)
  5. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100329D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source