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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; excludes library records."
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description: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records. Clarifies that information contained in library records that can be used to identify any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library as well as the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed is exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to SB 259."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 313"
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citation: "Virginia HB 313 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Wendy W. Gooditis"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-12-31"
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last_action: "2020-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19881dc5-8784-4eb8-8acb-3c43f48da0cf"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB313"
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source_hash: "20e6164a9f84fa733b24c02c82b6cb913095a3decf814d54986f11025366be55"
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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 313 (2020) — Virginia Freedom of Information Act; excludes library records.
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records. Clarifies that information contained in library records that can be used to identify any library patron who has borrowed or accessed material or resources from a library as well as the material or resources such patron borrowed or accessed is exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This bill is identical to SB 259.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0070)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB313ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB313ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB313)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB313)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Wendy W. Gooditis — primary (person)
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- Jill Holtzman Vogel — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-31** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101777D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-31** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-17** Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-23** Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-28** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-29** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-29** VOTE: (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB313)
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- **2020-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-30** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-12** Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-17** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB313ER)
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- **2020-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2020-02-24** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
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- **2020-02-24** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
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- **2020-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/20) `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/19881dc5-8784-4eb8-8acb-3c43f48da0cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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