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VA HB 313

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Virginia FOIA; public records to be open to inspection, non-citizen property owners.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 313 pass?

The current status of VA HB 313 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee General Laws

What is VA HB 313 about?

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public records to be open to inspection; non-citizen property owners. Includes non-citizens owning property within the Commonwealth among the list of persons to whom all public records shall be open under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Who sponsors VA HB 313?

H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 313.

Description

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public records to be open to inspection; non-citizen property owners. Includes non-citizens owning property within the Commonwealth among the list of persons to whom all public records shall be open under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee General Laws
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102496D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB313)

  4. 2026-01-21

    Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-27

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-01-27

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)

  7. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee General Laws

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-01-27 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
    • Bill Wiley: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB313

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z

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