Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 16.1-301, and 19.2-11.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; closed meetings; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 or established by a local governing body before July 1, 2020, and operating in a manner consistent with such law of the criminal investigative files, audit findings, and deliberations rega
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 23, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 861 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Charlie Schmidt
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (60-Y 38-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 60, N 38, X 1
Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with amendments (22-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 22, N 18
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 59, N 39, X 2
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (14-Y 8-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 14, N 8
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 5, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 861.