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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas."
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description: "Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas. Requires public bodies subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to post the proposed agenda on the public body's official government website, if any, prior to the meeting. The bill provides that no final action may be taken on any items added to an agenda after a meeting commences unless the matter is time-sensitive or is the subject of a closed meeting properly identified in a motion in accordance with FOIA requirements and defines \"final action.\" This bill is 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: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 699"
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citation: "Virginia SB 699 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/048922c9-6bc5-4509-8fbb-c28cb10c0076"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB699"
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source_hash: "b5e3e4a5b406de8fb743a2b87a07fc900bf09af807b82a950eb07fececa6828c"
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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 699 (2026) — Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas.
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas. Requires public bodies subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to post the proposed agenda on the public body's official government website, if any, prior to the meeting. The bill provides that no final action may be taken on any items added to an agenda after a meeting commences unless the matter is time-sensitive or is the subject of a closed meeting properly identified in a motion in accordance with FOIA requirements and defines "final action." This bill is 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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091993.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218278.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196065.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws — **19–2** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
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- David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100105D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB699)
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- **2026-01-28** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Rules suspended
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- **2026-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-30** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-02** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from General Laws (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB699ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB699)
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)
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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/048922c9-6bc5-4509-8fbb-c28cb10c0076`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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