VirginiaGunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents.
What it does
Museums and other cultural institutions; Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents. Requires the Gunston Hall Board of Regents to meet in person at least once annually. The bill clarifies that any additional meeting of the Board held within the same calendar year may be in person or held as an all-virtual public meeting, notwithstanding a certain provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the contrary.
More detail
The bill requires all such meetings to otherwise comply with FOIA.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0206)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 206 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706)
- Mar 6Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 6Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 6Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB706ER)Major
- Mar 6EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 27Rules suspended
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 11Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706)
- Feb 10Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 9committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Assigned HED sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102893DIntroduced