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HB 1396 Freedom of Information Act; exempts records and meetings of Commission on Military Bases.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); record and meeting exemptions for the Virginia Commission on Military Bases. Provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA for the Commission on Military Bases created by the Governor pursuant to Executive Order No. 49 (2003) for records that contain information relating to vulnerabilities of military bases located in Virginia and strategies under consideration or developed by the Commission to limit the effect of or to prevent the realignment or closure of federal military bases located in Virginia. The bill also contains an open meeting exemption for the Commission when discussing these records. The bill provides that its provisions will expire on July 1, 2006. The bill contains an emergency clause.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); record and meeting exemptions for the Virginia Commission on Military Bases. Provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA for the Commission on Military Bases created by the Governor pursuant to Executive Order No. 49 (2003) for records that contain information relating to military bases located in Virginia and strategies under consideration or developed by the Commission to limit the effect of or to prevent the realignment or closure of federal military bases located in Virginia. The bill also contains an open meeting exemption for the Commission when discussing these records. The bill provides that its provisions will expire on July 1, 2006.