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Bill FOIA; exemption for records of minors participating in certain programs run by state public bodies. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for records of minors participating in certain programs run by state bodies. Exempts from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the personal contact information of minors who are participating in a program, such as an apprenticeship or unpaid internship or externship, run by a state public body. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 HB 644 Virginia HB 644 (2026)
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Virginia HB 644 (2026) — FOIA; exemption for records of minors participating in certain programs run by state public bodies.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for records of minors participating in certain programs run by state bodies. Exempts from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the personal contact information of minors who are participating in a program, such as an apprenticeship or unpaid internship or externship, run by a state public body. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

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 — 210 (pass) · lower
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 362 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology — 131 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 971 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Hillary Pugh Kent — primary (person)
  • Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
  • Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100536D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2026-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB644)
  • 2026-01-26 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 (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 (36-Y 2-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB644ER) passage
  • 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB644)
  • 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 189 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0189)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/864b4edb-e3b0-4c09-9482-35cee3b4a630. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).