Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

5.9 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published. Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published by localities. Directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to review requirements throughout the Code of Virginia for localities to provide public notice for intended actions and events, including (i) the varying frequency for publishing notices in newspapers and other print media, (ii) the number of days required to elapse between the publications of notices, and (iii) the amount of information required to be contained in each notice, and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 417. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 1131 Virginia HB 1131 (2022)
bill
enacted
Wren M. Williams
3 28 8 2022-01-12 2022-04-07 openstates ocd-bill/b7b8deb2-e1a4-4c92-86f0-f0b042340bd4 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1131 a3a241e0c5f67fee629827dc2c6cfb1dafac32cb9c047fbf9540a96d2bf8224f 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-va

Virginia HB 1131 (2022) — Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published.

Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published by localities. Directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to review requirements throughout the Code of Virginia for localities to provide public notice for intended actions and events, including (i) the varying frequency for publishing notices in newspapers and other print media, (ii) the number of days required to elapse between the publications of notices, and (iii) the amount of information required to be contained in each notice, and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 417.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0129 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1131ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. Presented and ordered printed 22104386D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 990 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — 160 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) — 180 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Wren M. Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2022-01-12 Presented and ordered printed 22104386D introduction
  • 2022-01-12 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2022-01-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB1131)
  • 2022-02-02 Assigned Rules sub: Studies referral-committee
  • 2022-02-07 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-07 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2022-02-08 Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-08 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2022-02-09 Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay referral-committee
  • 2022-02-09 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-09 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-11 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-15 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2022-03-04 Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-08 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-10 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB1131ER)
  • 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-11 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b7b8deb2-e1a4-4c92-86f0-f0b042340bd4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).