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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates, response time."
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description: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates; response time. Provides that if a requester asks for a cost estimatein advance of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, thetime to respond is tolled for the amount of time that elapses between notice of the cost estimate and the response from the requester,and that if the public body receives no response from the requesterwithin 30 days of sending the cost estimate, the request shall bedeemed to be withdrawn. The bill clarifies that if a cost estimateexceeds $200 and the public body requires an advance deposit, thepublic body may require the requester to pay the advance depositbefore the public body is required to process the request. This billis a recommendation of the Virginia 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: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 153"
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citation: "Virginia SB 153 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard H. Stuart"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-12-18"
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last_action: "2020-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3da87e7-5e40-438e-8756-9113a4b1bea5"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB153"
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source_hash: "de7717b1b0fc23b00d52201630dc2b04ed907d86baac7804f5fcca0319c67a0c"
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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 SB 153 (2020) — Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates, response time.
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates; response time. Provides that if a requester asks for a cost estimatein advance of a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, thetime to respond is tolled for the amount of time that elapses between notice of the cost estimate and the response from the requester,and that if the public body receives no response from the requesterwithin 30 days of sending the cost estimate, the request shall bedeemed to be withdrawn. The bill clarifies that if a cost estimateexceeds $200 and the public body requires an advance deposit, thepublic body may require the requester to pay the advance depositbefore the public body is required to process the request. This billis a recommendation of the Virginia 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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1142)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1142)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB153ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB153)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB153)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-18** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104339D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB153)
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- **2020-01-29** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-14** Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-20** Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-25** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-25** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (SB153ER)
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- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1142 (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/c3da87e7-5e40-438e-8756-9113a4b1bea5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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