Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records.
It became law on Apr 13, 2026.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 13, 2026
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 regarding police operations related to a specific complaint before the body involving any violation or attempted violation of certain offenses. The bill allows inspection of certain law-enforcement…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Charlie Schmidt
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Virginia.