Legislation that would have expanded the number of entities covered under the Commonwealth's Freedom of Information Act was stricken from the docket by request of the patron this past Tuesday during a hearing of the House General Laws Subcommittee. The legislation patroned by Delegate Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper) sought to add to the definition of "public body" any organization, corporation, or agency that received more than 50 percent of its annual revenue, within any of the three preceding years, from public funds.
By a vote of 7-0, the committee concurred with the patron's request thus killing the legislation for the 2024 legislative session.
