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type: "Bill"
title: "FOIA; exemption for records of minors participating in certain programs run by state public bodies."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 644"
citation: "Virginia HB 644 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hillary Pugh Kent"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/864b4edb-e3b0-4c09-9482-35cee3b4a630"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB644"
source_hash: "52ebf15f05157356f721363695c13337e378a6abd627baa0200fffa8840f19d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# 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](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085327.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216857.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177878.PDF)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/864b4edb-e3b0-4c09-9482-35cee3b4a630`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).