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Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; closed meetings; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records. Provides an exemption to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to allow closed meetings for discussion or consideration by any law-enforcement civilian oversight body established pursuant to general law of the criminal investigative files, audit findings, and deliberations regarding police operations related to a specific complaint before the body. The bill allows inspection of certain law-enforcement records concerning juveniles by such civilian oversight bodies when required to perform their duties and by any independent policing auditor, manager, director, or other person appointed by the local governing body to support such civilian oversight body. Finally, the bill allows disclosure of certain information regarding crimes involving sexual assault, sexual abuse, or family abuse to such civilian oversight body and independent policing auditor, manager, director, or other person appointed by the local governing body.
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Senate amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 38-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1476)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107271D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Presented and ordered printed 26104965D
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Senate amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 38-N 0-A)