HB 463 VA

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Introduced

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions; meetings; quorum and electronic communication. Amends the definition of "meeting" for purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act such that any assemblage of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public body constitutes a meeting. Under current law, as many as three members or a quorum, if less than three, of the constituent membership of a public body constitutes a meeting. The bill additionally authorizes members of a public body participating through electronic communication in a meeting in which other members are participating in person to count toward the quorum as if the individual were physically present, should such member's physical absence be due to an approved cause of absence.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101367D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB463) · lower
4. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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