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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of electronic communication."
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description: "Clarifies the definition of electronic communication in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act by amending it to mean the use of technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities to transmit or receive information. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 906"
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citation: "Virginia HB 906 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administration of Government", "Consumer Protection"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Roxann L. Robinson"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2018-01-09"
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last_action: "2018-02-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e5e6060-ad59-4a2f-b7de-392c59ffbcae"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB906"
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source_hash: "844c419e2865509e6606c8f3489ab24aea06979ef1ce53f50e45bd56c47e3ed4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 906 (2018) — Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of electronic communication.
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Clarifies the definition of electronic communication in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act by amending it to mean the use of technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities to transmit or receive information. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0054)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB906ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB906ER)
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3. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100757D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB906)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from General Laws — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **14–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Roxann L. Robinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100757D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-19** Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-30** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2018-01-31** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2018-02-01** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-21** Signed by President
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/22/18
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- **2018-02-22** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2018
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- **2018-02-28** Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e5e6060-ad59-4a2f-b7de-392c59ffbcae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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