VA HB 463
Status unknownVirginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions, meetings, quorum and electronic communication.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 463 pass?
The current status of VA HB 463 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)
What is VA HB 463 about?
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.
Who sponsors VA HB 463?
Laura Jane Cohen is the primary sponsor of VA HB 463.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-01-29 — Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Laura Jane Cohenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-12
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101367D
filing,introduction
2026-01-12
Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB463)
2026-01-19
Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
2026-01-29
Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote)
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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Attribution
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