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Bill Va. Freedom of Information Act; exclusion to application of chapter, public utility account numbers. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions to application of chapter; public utility account numbers. Excludes account numbers of any person or public body for an account with a public utility, as defined in the bill, from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. However, such information may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 346 Virginia HB 346 (2026)
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Virginia HB 346 (2026) — Va. Freedom of Information Act; exclusion to application of chapter, public utility account numbers.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions to application of chapter; public utility account numbers. Excludes account numbers of any person or public body for an account with a public utility, as defined in the bill, from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. However, such information may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws and Technology — 131 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 971 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 100 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passage R — 371 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ellen H. McLaughlin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102959D 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 (HB346)
  • 2026-01-19 Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government referral-committee
  • 2026-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 2026-01-29 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-03 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2026-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-04 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 2026-02-04 Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-02-23 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB346ER) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB346)
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2026-02-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8f439fc0-114f-4a42-a48e-cd3af07323e6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).